| characteristics of the haemoproteid community in an expanding white-winged dove population. | the haemoproteid community of 171 eastern white-winged doves (zenaida asiatica asiatica) from the expanding texas population was examined using thin blood smears. during summer 1997, heart blood was taken from doves within their historical breeding range (lower rio grande valley of texas), an intermediate region (san antonio and surrounding area), and the new breeding periphery (north central to southeast texas). two species were found: haemoproteus columbae and haemoproteus sacharovi. infracomm ... | 2002 | 12053983 |
| molecular characterization of haemoproteus sacharovi (haemosporida, haemoproteidae), a common parasite of columbiform birds, with remarks on classification of haemoproteids of doves and pigeons. | haemoproteus (haemosporida, haemoproteidae) is the largest genus of avian haemosporidian parasites, some species of which cause lethal diseases in birds. subgenera parahaemoproteus and haemoproteus are usually accepted in this genus; these parasites are transmitted by biting midges (ceratopogonidae) and hippoboscid flies (hippoboscidae), respectively. as of yet, species of parahaemoproteus have not been reported to infect doves and pigeons (columbiformes), parasites of these birds have not been ... | 2013 | 24758794 |