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PHYLOGENETIC COMPARISON OF AVIAN HAEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES FROM RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS IN NORTHERN JAPAN
31 Jan 2014
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We analyzed blood samples of resident and migratory Japanese birds to evaluate the prevalence and genetic background of avian blood parasites in northern Japan. We used PCR targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene to examine infections of Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, and Plasmodium parasites in blood samples from 243 birds of 14 species in three orders (Passeriformes, Columbiformes, and Anseriformes)....
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