Biogeographic patterns of parasite diversity are useful for determining how host–parasite
interactions can influence speciation. However, variation in methodologies and sampling …

Haemosporida is a large group of vector‐borne intracellular parasites that infect
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This group includes the different malaria …

We compared information obtained by both microscopy and nested mitochondrial
cytochrome b PCR in determining prevalence of haemosporidian infections in naturally …

Herein we review theoretical and methodological considerations important for finding and
delimiting cryptic species of parasites (species that are difficult to recognize using traditional …

Habitats are rapidly changing across the planet and the consequences will have major and
long-lasting effects on wildlife and their parasites. Birds harbor many types of blood …

We conducted an extensive literature review on studies that have used DNA sequences to
detect cryptic species of parasites during the last decade. Each literature citation that …

Blood parasites of the genus Leucocytozoon (Leucocytozoidae) only inhabit birds and
represent a readily distinct evolutionary branch of the haemosporidians (Haemosporida …

Species of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae), avian haemosporidians, have
traditionally been described based on morphology of their gametocytes and on limited …

Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus
are one of the most prevalent and widely studied groups of parasites infecting birds …

Background Coalescent methods that use multi-locus sequence data are powerful tools for
identifying putatively reproductively isolated lineages, though this approach has rarely been …