Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird

Marzal, Alfonso; E. Ricklefs, Robert; Valkiūnas, Gediminas; Albayrak, Tamer; Arriero, Elena; Bonneaud, Camille; Á. Czirják, Gábor; G. Ewen, John; Hellgren, Olof; Hořáková, Dita; A. Iezhova, Tatjana; Jensen, Henrik; Križanauskienė, Asta; Robalinho Lima, Marcos; de Lope, Florentino; Magnussen, Eyðfinn; B. Martin, Lynn; Pape Møller, Anders; Palinauskas, Vaidas; L. Pap, Péter; Pérez‐Tris, Javier; N. M. Sehgal, Ravinder; Soler, Manuel; Szöllősi, Eszter; Westerdahl, Helena; Zetindjiev, Pavel; Bensch, Staffan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021905

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Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird

Published in PLoS ONE • Jul 11, 2011

Authors:

Alfonso Marzal

Robert E. Ricklefs

Gediminas Valkiūnas

Abstract

Invasive species can displace natives, and thus identifying the traits that make aliens successful is crucial for predicting and preventing biodiversity loss. Pathogens may play an important role in the invasive process, facilitating colonization of their hosts in new continents and islands. Accordi...

Subject

Haemoproteus

Biology

Avian malaria

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