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Diversity of avian haemosporidians in arid zones of northern Venezuela.
Parasitology - 1 Jul 2012
Belo Nayara O, Rodríguez-Ferraro Adriana, Braga Erika M, Ricklefs Robert E
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Arid zones of northern Venezuela are represented by isolated areas, important from an ornithological and ecological perspective due to the occurrence of restricted-range species of birds. We analysed the prevalence and molecular diversity of haemosporidian parasites of wild birds in this region by screening 527 individuals (11 families and 20 species) for parasite mitochondrial DNA. The overall prevalence of...
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