| first data on the genetic diversity of avian haemosporidians in china: cytochrome b lineages of the genera plasmodium and haemoproteus (haemosporida) from gansu province. | a total of 76 birds belonging to 23 species and 14 families was examined for the presence of plasmodium spp. and haemoproteus spp. birds were trapped at four localities in gansu province, china, in june-july 2011. dna was isolated from blood samples and parasite detection, and identification was based on pcr assays and sequences of 479 bp of cyt b gene. the total prevalence of haemosporidians was 21.0%. haemoproteus spp. were detected in 14 birds (prevalence 18.4%). the lineage cyapic1 from cyan ... | 2013 | 23851731 |
| egg rejection and egg recognition mechanism of chestnut thrushes (turdus rubrocanus). | recognizing and rejecting foreign eggs is one of the most effective anti-parasite strategies for hosts in avian brood parasitism. studies have shown that most cuckoo (cuculus spp.) hosts have evolved egg recognition abilities. although some open-nesting birds, especially thrushes belonging to the family turdidae, are rarely parasitized by cuckoos, they still have high egg recognition ability. this evolutionary selection pressure on egg recognition is currently controversial. previous studies on ... | 2020 | 32497556 |