Blood parasites in owls with conservation implications for the Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis).
The three subspecies of Spotted Owl (Northern, Strix occidentalis caurina; California, S. o. occidentalis; and Mexican, S. o. lucida) are all threatened by habitat loss and range expansion of the Barred Owl (S. varia). An unaddressed threat is whether Barred Owls could be a source of novel strains o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18509541/?tool=EBI |