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Genetic diversity, temporal dynamics, and host specificity in blood parasites of passerines in north China.
Parasitology research - 1 Dec 2015
Huang Xi, Dong Lu, Zhang Chenglin, Zhang Yanyun
Abstract excerpt
Avian blood parasites have been preliminarily studied in East Asia, but no data are available from long-term monitoring. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, genetic diversity, and temporal dynamics of Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon in two passerine communities (one forest and one urban) in north China from 2008 to 2013, as well as the association between infected lineages and host...
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