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Altitudinal variation in haemosporidian parasite distribution in great tit populations.
Parasites & vectors - 7 May 2013
Rooyen Juan van, Lalubin Fabrice, Glaizot Olivier, Christe Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: One of the major issues concerning disease ecology and conservation is knowledge of the factors that influence the distribution of parasites and consequently disease outbreaks. This study aimed to investigate avian haemosporidian composition and the distribution of these parasites in three altitudinally separated great tit (Parus major) populations in western Switzerland over a three-year period. The...
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