Physiological and morphological correlates of blood parasite infection in urban and non-urban house sparrow populations.
In the last decade, house sparrow populations have shown a general decline, especially in cities. Avian malaria has been recently suggested as one of the potential causes of this decline, and its detrimental effects could be exacerbated in urban habitats. It was initially thought that avian malaria...
Main Authors: | Coraline Bichet, François Brischoux, Cécile Ribout, Charline Parenteau, Alizée Meillère, Frédéric Angelier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237170 |
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