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No relationship between individual genetic diversity and prevalence of avian malaria in a migratory kestrel.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2007
Ortego Joaquín, Cordero Pedro J, Aparicio José Miguel, Calabuig Gustau
Abstract excerpt
Insight into the genetic basis of malaria resistance is crucial for understanding the consequences of this parasite group on animal populations. Here, we analyse the relationship between genotypic variation at 11 highly variable microsatellite loci and prevalence of three different lineages of avian malaria, two Plasmodium (RTSR1, LK6) and one Haemoproteus (LK2), in a wild population of the endangered lesser...
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