Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution
Parasites can have strong effects on host life-history and behaviour, and result in changes in host population dynamics and community structure. We applied a PCR-based technique and examined prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two arctic breeding shorebird species: the Semi...
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ftubkonstanz:oai:kops.uni-konstanz.de:123456789/36560 2024-02-11T10:00:49+01:00 Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution Yohannes, Elizabeth Križanauskienė, Asta Valcu, Mihai Bensch, Staffan Kempenaers, Bart 2009 application/pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-380023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-008-0349-z eng eng http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-380023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-008-0349-z 481798412 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Journal of Ornithology. 2009, 150(1), pp. 287-291. ISSN 0021-8375. eISSN 1439-0361. Available under: doi:10.1007/s10336-008-0349-z ddc:570 doc-type:article doc-type:Text 2009 ftubkonstanz https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-008-0349-z 2024-01-21T23:58:25Z Parasites can have strong effects on host life-history and behaviour, and result in changes in host population dynamics and community structure. We applied a PCR-based technique and examined prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two arctic breeding shorebird species: the Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) and the Pectoral Sandpiper (C. melanotos). During the non-breeding season, Semipalmated Sandpipers inhabit coastal marine habitats, whereas Pectoral Sandpipers are found in inland areas. In accordance with the hypothesis that the risk of parasite infection is higher in a species wintering in freshwater areas, we found Plasmodium sp. infection during the breeding season only in Pectoral Sandpipers, whereas Semipalmated Sandpipers were parasite free. However, even in Pectoral Sandpipers sampled in the arctic, prevalence of malaria parasites was very low (<3% of individuals, n = 114). Overall, three different Plasmodium sp. lineages were found, one of which has never been described before. published published Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic KOPS - The Institutional Repository of the University of Konstanz Arctic Journal of Ornithology 150 1 287 291 |
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Parasites can have strong effects on host life-history and behaviour, and result in changes in host population dynamics and community structure. We applied a PCR-based technique and examined prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two arctic breeding shorebird species: the Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) and the Pectoral Sandpiper (C. melanotos). During the non-breeding season, Semipalmated Sandpipers inhabit coastal marine habitats, whereas Pectoral Sandpipers are found in inland areas. In accordance with the hypothesis that the risk of parasite infection is higher in a species wintering in freshwater areas, we found Plasmodium sp. infection during the breeding season only in Pectoral Sandpipers, whereas Semipalmated Sandpipers were parasite free. However, even in Pectoral Sandpipers sampled in the arctic, prevalence of malaria parasites was very low (<3% of individuals, n = 114). Overall, three different Plasmodium sp. lineages were found, one of which has never been described before. published published |
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Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution |
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Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution |
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Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution |
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Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution |
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Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution |
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prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution |
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