Journalartikel

Autorenliste: Schumm, Yvonne R.; Lederer-Ponzer, Naemi; Masello, Juan F.; Quillfeldt, Petra

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2024

Zeitschrift: Parasitology Research

Bandnummer: 123

Heftnummer: 4

ISSN: 0932-0113

eISSN: 1432-1955

Open Access Status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08170-9

Verlag: Springer

Abstract: 
Avian haemosporidians are vector-borne parasites, infecting a great variety of birds. The order Passeriformes has the highest average infection probability; nevertheless, some common species of Passeriformes have been rather poorly studied. We investigated haemosporidians in one such species, the Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius (Corvidae), from a forest population in Hesse, Central Germany. All individuals were infected with at least one haemosporidian genus (overall prevalence: 100%). The most common infection pattern was a mixed Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon infection, whereas no Plasmodium infection was detected. Results on lineage diversity indicate a rather pronounced host-specificity of Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon lineages infecting birds of the family Corvidae.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Schumm, Y., Lederer-Ponzer, N., Masello, J. and Quillfeldt, P. (2024) High prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in Eurasian jays, Parasitology Research, 123(4), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08170-9

APA-Zitierstil: Schumm, Y., Lederer-Ponzer, N., Masello, J., & Quillfeldt, P. (2024). High prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in Eurasian jays. Parasitology Research. 123(4), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08170-9