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Sex and nest type influence avian blood parasite prevalence in a high-elevation bird community.
Parasites & vectors - 8 Mar 2021
Rodriguez Marina D, Doherty Paul F, Piaggio Antoinette J, Huyvaert Kathryn P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites and the factors influencing infection in the Colorado Rocky Mountains are largely unknown. With climate change expected to promote the expansion of vector and avian blood parasite distributions, baseline knowledge and continued monitoring of the prevalence and diversity of these parasites is needed. METHODS: Using an occupancy modeling framework, we...
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