Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis)
Changes in agricultural management have been identified as the most probable cause for the decline of Skylark (Alauda arvensis) populations in Europe. However, parasitic infections have not been considered as a possible factor influencing this process. Four hundred and thirty-four Skylarks from the...
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:5938881 2023-05-15T13:10:02+02:00 Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) Zehtindjiev, Pavel Križanauskienė, Asta Scebba, Sergio Dimitrov, Dimitar Valkiūnas, Gediminas Hegemann, Arne Tieleman, B. Irene Bensch, Staffan 2012 http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5938881&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10344-011-0586-y http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5938881&prefLang=en_US European journal of wildlife research, 2012, Vol. 58, iss. 1, p. 335-344 ISSN 1612-4642 Avian malaria Haemoproteus Plasmodium Microscopy PCR Mitochondrial DNA info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2012 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-011-0586-y 2021-12-02T00:42:41Z Changes in agricultural management have been identified as the most probable cause for the decline of Skylark (Alauda arvensis) populations in Europe. However, parasitic infections have not been considered as a possible factor influencing this process. Four hundred and thirty-four Skylarks from the Southern Italy and the Netherlands were screened for haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) using the microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods. The overall prevalence of infection was 19.5%; it was 41.8% in Italian birds and 8.3% in Dutch birds. The prevalence of Plasmodium spp. was 34.1% and 6.5% in Skylarks from Italy and Netherlands, respectively. Approximately 15% of all recorded haemosporidian infections were simultaneous infections both in Italian and Dutch populations. Six different mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) lineages of Plasmodium spp. and three lineages of Haemoproteus tartakovskyi were found. The lineage SGS1 of Plasmodium relictum was the most prevalent at both study sites; it was recorded in 24.7% of birds in Italy and 5.5% in the Netherlands. The lineages SYAT05 of Plasmodium vaughani and GRW11 of P. relictum were also identified with a prevalence of <2% at both study sites. Two Plasmodium spp. lineages (SW2 and DELURB4) and three H. tartakovskyi lineages have been found only in Skylarks from Italy. Mitochondrial cyt b lineages SYAT05 are suggested for molecular identification of P. vaughani, a cosmopolitan malaria parasite of birds. This study reports the greatest overall prevalence of malaria infection in Skylarks during the last 100 years and shows that both Plasmodium and Haemoproteus spp. haemosporidian infections are expanding in Skylarks so it might contribute to a decrease of these bird populations in Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alauda arvensis LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) European Journal of Wildlife Research 58 1 335 344 |
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Avian malaria Haemoproteus Plasmodium Microscopy PCR Mitochondrial DNA Zehtindjiev, Pavel Križanauskienė, Asta Scebba, Sergio Dimitrov, Dimitar Valkiūnas, Gediminas Hegemann, Arne Tieleman, B. Irene Bensch, Staffan Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) |
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Changes in agricultural management have been identified as the most probable cause for the decline of Skylark (Alauda arvensis) populations in Europe. However, parasitic infections have not been considered as a possible factor influencing this process. Four hundred and thirty-four Skylarks from the Southern Italy and the Netherlands were screened for haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) using the microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods. The overall prevalence of infection was 19.5%; it was 41.8% in Italian birds and 8.3% in Dutch birds. The prevalence of Plasmodium spp. was 34.1% and 6.5% in Skylarks from Italy and Netherlands, respectively. Approximately 15% of all recorded haemosporidian infections were simultaneous infections both in Italian and Dutch populations. Six different mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) lineages of Plasmodium spp. and three lineages of Haemoproteus tartakovskyi were found. The lineage SGS1 of Plasmodium relictum was the most prevalent at both study sites; it was recorded in 24.7% of birds in Italy and 5.5% in the Netherlands. The lineages SYAT05 of Plasmodium vaughani and GRW11 of P. relictum were also identified with a prevalence of <2% at both study sites. Two Plasmodium spp. lineages (SW2 and DELURB4) and three H. tartakovskyi lineages have been found only in Skylarks from Italy. Mitochondrial cyt b lineages SYAT05 are suggested for molecular identification of P. vaughani, a cosmopolitan malaria parasite of birds. This study reports the greatest overall prevalence of malaria infection in Skylarks during the last 100 years and shows that both Plasmodium and Haemoproteus spp. haemosporidian infections are expanding in Skylarks so it might contribute to a decrease of these bird populations in Europe. |
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Zehtindjiev, Pavel Križanauskienė, Asta Scebba, Sergio Dimitrov, Dimitar Valkiūnas, Gediminas Hegemann, Arne Tieleman, B. Irene Bensch, Staffan |
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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) |
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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) |
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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) |
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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) |
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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis) |
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haemosporidian infections in skylarks (alauda arvensis) |
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