Prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites is positively related to the abundance of host species at multiple sites within a region.

Vincenzo A. Ellis; Matthew C. I. Medeiros; Michael D. Collins; Eloisa H. R. Sari; Elyse D. Coffey; Rebecca C. Dickerson; Camile Lugarini; Jeffrey A. Stratford; Donata R. Henry; Loren Merrill; Alix E. Matthews; Alison A. Hanson; Jackson R. Roberts; Michael Joyce; Melanie R. Kunkel; Robert E. Ricklefs

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Prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites is positively related to the abundance of host species at multiple sites within a region.

Vincenzo A. Ellis, Matthew C. I. Medeiros, Michael D. Collins, Eloisa H. R. Sari, Elyse D. Coffey, Rebecca C. Dickerson, Camile Lugarini, Jeffrey A. Stratford, Donata R. Henry, Loren Merrill, Alix E. Matthews, Alison A. Hanson, Jackson R. Roberts, Michael Joyce, Melanie R. Kunkel, Robert E. Ricklefs

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Parasitology Research
Volume	116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5263-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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Ellis, V. A., Medeiros, M. C. I., Collins, M. D., Sari, E. H. R., Coffey, E. D., Dickerson, R. C., Lugarini, C., Stratford, J. A., Henry, D. R., Merrill, L., Matthews, A. E., Hanson, A. A., Roberts, J. R., Joyce, M., Kunkel, M. R., & Ricklefs, R. E. (2017). Prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites is positively related to the abundance of host species at multiple sites within a region. Parasitology Research, 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5263-3

Ellis, VA, Medeiros, MCI, Collins, MD, Sari, EHR, Coffey, ED, Dickerson, RC, Lugarini, C, Stratford, JA, Henry, DR, Merrill, L, Matthews, AE, Hanson, AA, Roberts, JR, Joyce, M, Kunkel, MR & Ricklefs, RE 2017, 'Prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites is positively related to the abundance of host species at multiple sites within a region.', Parasitology Research, vol. 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5263-3

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