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Blood parasites (Haemoproteus and microfilariae) in birds from the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
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SYSNO ASEP 0331398 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Blood parasites (Haemoproteus and microfilariae) in birds from the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica Title Krevní parazité (Haemoproteus a microfilárie) u ptáků z karibských svahů Kostariky Author(s) Benedikt, V. (CZ)
Baruš, Vlastimil (UBO-W) RID, SAI
Čapek, Miroslav (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Havlíček, M. (AU)
Literák, I. (CZ)Source Title Acta Parasitologica. - : Springer - ISSN 1230-2821
Roč. 54, č. 3 (2009), s. 197-204Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country PL - Poland Keywords Blood parasites ; microfilariae ; birds ; Costa Rica ; Haemoproteus Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects IAA601690901 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000267777100003 DOI 10.2478/s11686-009-0043-1 Annotation We studied blood parasites in wild birds within Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve and Barbilla National Park in Costa Rica during the rainy season of 2004. We examined blood samples from 248 and 114 birds, respectively. Protozoan parasites of the genus Haemoproteus as well as microfilariae were found. Prevalence of Haemoproteus in birds was 0.8% and 4.4% in Hitoy Cerere and Barbilla, respectively, and differences were significant. Prevalence of infection by microfilariae was 8.1% and 3.5%, respectively, however, differences were not significant. Based on morphological characteristics, we divided microfilariae into two groups and nine morphotypes. In Hitoy Cerere, there were microfilariae of all nine morphotypes whereas in Barbilla we only found two morphotypes. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2010
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