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High prevalence and genetic diversity of Haemoproteus columbae (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) in feral pigeons Columba livia in Cape Town, South Africa

In this study, we explore blood parasite prevalence, infection intensity, and co-infection levels in an urban population of feral pigeons Columba livia in Cape Town. We analyze the effect of blood parasites on host body condition and the association between melanin expression in the host’s plumage a...

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Published in:Parasitol Res
Main Authors: Nebel, Carina, Harl, Josef, Pajot, Adrien, Weissenböck, Herbert, Amar, Arjun, Sumasgutner, Petra
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985069/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31883048
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06558-6
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