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Multiple Lineages of Avian Malaria Parasites (Plasmodium) in the Galapagos Islands and Evidence for Arrival via Migratory Birds by LEVIN, I. I., ZWIERS, P., DEEM, S. L., GEEST, E. A., HIGASHIGUCHI, J. M., IEZHOVA, T. A., JIMÉNEZ-UZCÁTEGUI, G., KIM, D. H., MORTON, J. P., PERLUT, N. G., RENFREW, R. B., SARI, E. H. R., VALKIUNAS, G., Parker, P. G.

“…Haemosporidian parasites in the genus Plasmodium were recently detected through molecular screening in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus). We…”
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Haemosporidian Blood Parasites in European Birds of Prey and Owls by Krone, O., Waldenström, J., Valkiūnas, G., Lessow, O., Müller, K., Iezhova, T. A., Fickel, J., Bensch, S.

“…Avian blood parasites have been intensively studied using morphological methods with limited information on their host specificity and species taxonomic…”
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Nonspecific patterns of vector, host and avian malaria parasite associations in a central African rainforest by NJABO, K. Y., CORNEL, A. J., BONNEAUD, C., TOFFELMIER, E., SEHGAL, R. N. M., VALKIŪNAS, G., RUSSELL, A. F., SMITH, T. B.

“…Malaria parasites use vertebrate hosts for asexual multiplication and Culicidae mosquitoes for sexual and asexual development, yet the literature on avian…”
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Differential gene expression of Plasmodium homocircumflexum (lineage pCOLL4) across two experimentally infected passerine bird species by Garcia-Longoria, L., Palinauskas, V., Ilgūnas, M., Valkiūnas, G., Hellgren, O.

“…Plasmodium parasites are present in a wide range of host species, some of which tend to be more susceptible than others, potentially as an outcome of evolved…”
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Multiple cryptic species of sympatric generalists within the avian blood parasite Haemoproteus majoris by Nilsson, E., Taubert, H., Hellgren, O., Huang, X., Palinauskas, V., Markovets, M. Y., Valkiūnas, G., Bensch, S.

“…The avian haemosporidian parasite Haemoproteus majoris has been reported to infect a wide range of passerine birds throughout the Holarctic ecozone. Five…”
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Spatially explicit predictions of blood parasites in a widely distributed African rainforest bird by Sehgal, R. N. M., Buermann, W., Harrigan, R. J., Bonneaud, C., Loiseau, C., Chasar, A., Sepil, I., Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T., Saatchi, S., Smith, T. B.

“…Critical to the mitigation of parasitic vector-borne diseases is the development of accurate spatial predictions that integrate environmental conditions…”
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Haemosporidian Blood Parasites in European Birds of Prey and Owls by Krone, O, Waldenström, J, Valkiūnas, G, Lessow, O, Müller, K, Iezhova, T. A, Fickel, J, Bensch, S

“…Avian blood parasites have been intensively studied using morphological methods with limited information on their host specificity and species taxonomic…”
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VARIATION IN HOST SPECIFICITY BETWEEN SPECIES OF AVIAN HEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES: EVIDENCE FROM PARASITE MORPHOLOGY AND CYTOCHROME B GENE SEQUENCES by Križanauskienė, Asta, Hellgren, Olof, Kosarev, Vladislav, Sokolov, Leonid, Bensch, Staffan, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…A parasite's shift to a new host may have serious evolutionary consequences, since host switching usually is associated with a change in virulence and may lead…”
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A Comparison of the Blood Parasites in Three Subspecies of the Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Iezhova, Tatjana A

“…One-hundred and eighty yellow wagtails Motacilla flava belonging to 3 subspecies (Motacilla flava feldegg, Motacilla flava flava, Motacilla flava thunbergi)…”
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Parallel telomere shortening in multiple body tissues owing to malaria infection by Asghar, Muhammad, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Zaghdoudi-Allan, Nadège, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Mukhin, Andrey, Platonova, Elena, Färnert, Anna, Bensch, Staffan, Hasselquist, Dennis

“…Several studies have shown associations between shorter telomere length in blood and weakened immune function, susceptibility to infections, and increased risk…”
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Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1): Effects on experimentally infected passerine birds by Palinauskas, Vaidas, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Bolshakov, Casimir V., Bensch, Staffan

“…We evaluated the effects of Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1), which is a host generalist, to five species of passerine birds. Light infection of P…”
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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF CIRCUMNUCLEAR HEMOPROTEIDS (HAEMOSPORIDA: HAEMOPROTEIDAE) OF SYLVIID BIRDS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF HAEMOPROTEUS PARABELOPOLSKYI SP. NOV by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Križanauskienė, Asta, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Hellgren, Olof, Bensch, Staffan

“…Haemoproteus spp., with circumnuclear gametocytes and tentatively belonging to Haemoproteus belopolskyi, are widespread and prevalent in warblers belonging to…”
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High prevalence of blood parasites in hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes by Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T. A., Shapoval, A. P.

“…Fifty-seven hawfinches Coccothraustes coccothraustes were caught in May-June 1982-2001 on the Curonian Spit in the Baltic Sea and investigated by microscopical…”
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Dynamics of parasitemia of malaria parasites in a naturally and experimentally infected migratory songbird, the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus by Zehtindjiev, Pavel, Ilieva, Mihaela, Westerdahl, Helena, Hansson, Bengt, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Bensch, Staffan

“…Little is known about the development of infection of malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium in wild birds. We used qPCR, targeting specific mitochondrial…”
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Nested Cytochrome B Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnostics Underestimate Mixed Infections of Avian Blood Haemosporidian Parasites: Microscopy is Still Essential by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Bensch, Staffan, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Križanauskienė, Asta, Hellgren, Olof, Bolshakov, Casimir V

“…Numerous polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods have been developed and used increasingly to screen vertebrate blood samples for the diagnosis of…”
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Molecular and morphological characterization of two avian malaria parasites (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae), with description of Plasmodium homonucleophilum n. sp by Ilgūnas, Mikas, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…Plasmodium hoionucleophilum n. sp. was described from the Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia based on the morphology of blood stages and partial…”
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Blood parasites of the house sparrow Passer domesticus from northwestern Russia, with remarks on trends of global geographical distribution in this bird by Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T. A., Bolshakov, C. V., Kosarev, V.

“…The house sparrow Passer domesticus L. has become established and spread in almost all oceanic islands and continents, including northern Europe, during the…”
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Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1): Further observation of effects on experimentally infected passeriform birds, with remarks on treatment with Malarone by Palinauskas, Vaidas, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Križanauskienė, Asta, Bensch, Staffan, Bolshakov, Casimir V.

“…Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1) is a widespread malaria parasite that causes disease of different severity in different species of birds. However,…”
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Parasite misidentifications in GenBank: how to minimize their number? by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Atkinson, Carter T, Bensch, Staffan, Sehgal, Ravinder N.M, Ricklefs, Robert E

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EVIDENCE FOR CRYPTIC SPECIATION OF LEUCOCYTOZOON SPP. (HAEMOSPORIDA, LEUCOCYTOZOIDAE) IN DIURNAL RAPTORS by Sehgal, Ravinder N. M, Hull, Angus C, Anderson, Nancy L, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Markovets, Michail J, Kawamura, Shiho, Tell, Lisa A

“…Species of Leucocytozoon (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) traditionally have been described based on morphological characters of their blood stages and host…”
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