| No evidence of blood parasites in Little Auks (Alle alle) breeding on Svalbard. | |
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PMID: 20688653 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Absence of blood parasites in birds occurring in polar regions is believed to be a common phenomenon but only few surveys have been conducted on truly polar bird species. We examined blood parasites in a seabird with an exclusively high-Arctic breeding distribution, the Little Auk (Alle alle). Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect haemosporidians and traditional optical microscopy was used to detect a wider range of haematozoans in birds breeding on Svalbard (Norway). No blood parasites were found among 100 birds examined. This finding confirms scarcity of haematozoa in polar regions and provides baseline data for the Little Auk. |
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Authors:
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Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas; Ales Svoboda; Andrzej Kruszewicz; Arild Johnsen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of wildlife diseases Volume: 46 ISSN: 1943-3700 ISO Abbreviation: J. Wildl. Dis. Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-06 Completed Date: 2010-10-22 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0244160 Medline TA: J Wildl Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 574-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Al. Legionów 9, 80-441 Gdańsk, Poland. biokwj@univ.gda.pl |
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Animals Animals, Wild / parasitology* Arctic Regions Bird Diseases / epidemiology* Birds Cold Climate Female Male Norway Parasitemia / epidemiology, veterinary* Prevalence |
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