Data from: Survey of haemosporidian parasites in resident and migrant game birds of Illinois ...

• Main Authors: Annetti, Kendall L., Rivera, Nelda A., Andrews, John E., Mateus-Pinilla, Nohra
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2017
• Subjects: wild turkey; Canada geese; Leucocytozoon; Plasmodium; wood ducks; blood parasites; Haematozoan; mourning doves; Zenaida macroura; Haemoparasites; Branta canadensis; Haemoproteus; Aix sponsa; Meleagris gallopavo; Canada
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bg81d; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.bg81d

Haemosporidian parasites are globally distributed in avian species, capable of leading to decreased reproductive success, weakness and mortality. Haemosporidian parasites that affect reproduction and population growth are of interest to bird conservation groups and to organizations concerned with the health and immunological status of avian populations. Haemosporidian infection data are not always available for some avian species in specific regions yet. These data provides the starting points to evaluate geographical and temporal changes in the patterns of infection and prevalence across populations. We examined haemoparasite infections in four game bird species commonly hunted in Illinois. Prevalence, mean intensity, median intensity and mean abundance of haemosporidians were calculated, and the relation of these infection measures associated with age and sex of the avian hosts were evaluated. Game species sampled (n = 237) included migrants such as mourning doves (Zenaida macroura), wood ducks (Aix ... : Data file of sex, age and number of haemosporidians identified in game birds of IllinoisTable S1_ KL Annetti et al. 2017.xlsx ...