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Differential patterns of molecular evolution among Haemosporidian parasite groups.
Parasitology - 1 Apr 2015
Outlaw Robert K, Counterman Brian, Outlaw Diana C
Abstract excerpt
Malaria parasites have had profound effects on human populations for millennia, but other terrestrial vertebrates are impacted by malaria as well. Entire species of birds have been driven to extinction, and many others are threatened by population declines. Recent studies have shown that host-switching is quite common among malaria parasite lineages, and these switches often involve a significant shift in the...
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