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<i>Haemoproteus paraortalidum</i> n. sp. in captive Black-fronted Piping-guans <i>Aburria jacutinga</i> (Galliformes, Cracidae): high prevalence in a population reintroduced into the wild
2018-03-13
Abstract excerpt
Haemosporidian parasites of the genus Haemoproteus are widespread and can cause disease and even mortality in birds under natural and captive conditions. The Black-fronted Piping-guan ( Aburria jacutinga ) is an endangered Neotropical bird of the Cracidae (Galliformes) going through a reintroduction program to avoid extinction. We used microscopic examination and partial cytochrome b DNA sequencing to describe...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5cd518b2-83cf-5bb0-841d-9d7285177548
- DOI
- 10.1101/280990
