North‐African house martins endure greater haemosporidian infection than their European counterparts

Afro‐Palearctic migrant species are exposed to parasites at both breeding and over‐wintering grounds. The house martin Delichon urbicum is one such migratory species facing high instances of blood parasite infection. In an attempt to determine whether breeding European house martins harbour similar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of avian biology 2014-09, Vol.45 (5), p.450-456
Hauptverfasser:	van Rooyen, Juan, Jenkins, Tania, Lahlah, Naouel, Christe, Philippe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	birds blood body condition breeding breeding sites data collection hosts migratory behavior parasites
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