Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces sha** the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Delimiting species of malaria parasites (Haemosporida) has become increasingly
problematic as new lineages of parasites are identified solely by molecular information …

We compared information obtained by both microscopy and nested mitochondrial
cytochrome b PCR in determining prevalence of haemosporidian infections in naturally …

Background Many studies have tracked the distribution and persistence of avian
haemosporidian communities across space and time at the population level, but few studies …

Studies of the lowland avifauna in the Neotropical Region have shown a paucity of
Leucocytozoon species. However, surveys conducted in the Colombian highlands revealed …

Background One of the major issues concerning disease ecology and conservation is
knowledge of the factors that influence the distribution of parasites and consequently …

Background A high prevalence of parasites may result from life-long persistence of infection
or from high reinfection rates. We have studied blood parasites in a breeding population of …

Simple Summary Avian haemosporidians of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and
Leucocytozoon are vector-borne blood parasites, which commonly infect birds all over the …

Parasites are expected to exert long-term costs on host fecundity and longevity.
Understanding the consequences of heritable polymorphic variation in disease defence in …

Abstract Background The order Accipitriformes comprises the largest group of birds of prey
with 260 species in four families. So far, 21 haemosporidian parasite species have been …