Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes?

Diversity and distribution of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in captive birds from a Brazilian megalopolis

(2017) Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of avian trypanosomes

(2017) Milena Svobodová et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Monk parakeet invasion success: a role for nest thermoregulation and bactericidal potential of plant nest material?

(2016) Ivan Réus Viana et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

The prevalence and molecular characterisation of blood parasites infecting the vulnerable Tamarugo Conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense) and other birds in the Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile

(2016) Javier Martínez et al.   EMU

Discovering potential sources of emerging pathogens: South America is a reservoir of generalist avian blood parasites

(2016) Michaël A.J. Moens et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Evidence for the exchange of blood parasites between North America and the Neotropics in blue-winged teal (Anas discors)

(2016) Andrew M. Ramey et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Stereotypic behaviours in Melopsittacus undulatus: Behavioural consequences of social and spatial limitations

(2015) Giovanni Polverino et al.   APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Molecular Diagnosis of Beak and Feather Disease in Native Brazilian Psittacines

(2015) AV Araújo et al.   Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

Specialist enemies, generalist weapons and the potential spread of exotic pathogens: malaria parasites in a highly invasive bird

(2015) Nicholas J. Clark et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. infection in birds of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest detected by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction

(2015) Raquel Tostes et al.   PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA

Parasitological survey on birds at some selected brazilian zoos

(2015) Paulo Gonzalez Hofstatter et al.   REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA

Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. infection in birds of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest detected by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction

(2015) Raquel Tostes et al.   PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA

Variation in Immune Parameters and Disease Prevalence among Lesser Black-Backed Gulls (Larus fuscus sp.) with Different Migratory Strategies

(2015) Elena Arriero et al.   PLoS One

Parasite Prevalence Corresponds to Host Life History in a Diverse Assemblage of Afrotropical Birds and Haemosporidian Parasites

(2015) Holly L. Lutz et al.   PLoS One

A review of global diversity in avian haemosporidians (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus: Haemosporida): new insights from molecular data

(2014) Nicholas J. Clark et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Predictors of malaria infection in a wild bird population: landscape-level analyses reveal climatic and anthropogenic factors

(2014) Catalina Gonzalez-Quevedo et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Assessing the Effects of Climate on Host-Parasite Interactions: A Comparative Study of European Birds and Their Parasites

(2014) Anders Pape Møller et al.   PLoS One

Mixed Species Flock, Nest Height, and Elevation Partially Explain Avian Haemoparasite Prevalence in Colombia

(2014) Angie D. González et al.   PLoS One

Males of a Strongly Polygynous Species Consume More Poisonous Food than Females

(2014) Carolina Bravo et al.   PLoS One

Using ecological niche models to infer the distribution and population size of parakeets in New Caledonia

(2013) Andrew Legault et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The epidemiology underlying age-related avian malaria infection in a long-lived host: the mute swanCygnus olor

(2013) Matt J. Wood et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Blood parasites in noddies and boobies from Brazilian offshore islands – differences between species and influence of nesting habitat

(2013) PETRA QUILLFELDT et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Investigation of blood parasites of pygoscelid penguins at the King George and Elephant Islands, South Shetlands Archipelago, Antarctica

(2013) Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Self-Medication in Animals

(2013) J. C. de Roode et al.   SCIENCE

Establishment of exotic parasites: the origins and characteristics of an avian malaria community in an isolated island avifauna

(2012) John G. Ewen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

MHC VARIATION IS RELATED TO A SEXUALLY SELECTED ORNAMENT, SURVIVAL, AND PARASITE RESISTANCE IN COMMON YELLOWTHROATS

(2012) Peter O. Dunn et al.   EVOLUTION

Nutritional Levels of Diets Fed to Captive Amazon Parrots: Does Mixing Seed, Produce, and Pellets Provide a Healthy Diet?

(2012) Donald J. Brightsmith   JOURNAL OF AVIAN MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Parrots Eat Nutritious Foods despite Toxins

(2012) James D. Gilardi et al.   PLoS One

Personality and parasites: sex-dependent associations between avian malaria infection and multiple behavioural traits

(2011) Jenny C. Dunn et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Prevalence of blood parasites in seabirds - a review

(2011) Petra Quillfeldt et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

An Update of Mosquitoes of Argentine Patagonia With New Distribution Records

(2011) Gustavo C. Rossi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION

Sensitivity of Anopheles gambiae population dynamics to meteo-hydrological variability: a mechanistic approach

(2011) Gianni Gilioli et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Avian malaria in a remnant population of red-fronted parakeets on Little Barrier Island, New Zealand

(2011) L Ortiz-Catedral et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Diversity, distribution and biogeographical origins of Plasmodium parasites from the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura)

(2011) S. M. BAILLIE et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Behavioural defences in animals against pathogens and parasites: parallels with the pillars of medicine in humans

(2011) B. L. Hart   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Consumption of Larvae by the Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus)

(2011) Soledad Díaz et al.   Wilson Journal of Ornithology

The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment

(2010) J. M.-d. l. Puente et al.   Biology Letters

Large-scale habitat selection by parrots in New Caledonia

(2010) Andrew Legault et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Chronic malaria infections increase family inequalities and reduce parental fitness: experimental evidence from a wild bird population

(2010) S. C. L. KNOWLES et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Nesting sites and nesting success of reintroduced red‐crowned parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand

(2010) Luis Ortiz‐Catedral et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Exploitation of secondary metabolites by animals: A response to homeostatic challenges

(2009) J. S. Forbey et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Cooperative breeding, mate guarding, and nest sharing in two parrot species of New Caledonia

(2009) Jörn Theuerkauf et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Leucocytes in adult burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild: variation between contrasting breeding seasons, gender, and individual condition

(2009) Andreas Plischke et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

MalAvi: a public database of malaria parasites and related haemosporidians in avian hosts based on mitochondrial cytochromeblineages

(2009) STAFFAN BENSCH et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

A restriction site to differentiate Plasmodium and Haemoproteus infections in birds: on the inefficiency of general primers for detection of mixed infections

(2009) J. MARTÍNEZ et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Prevalence of avian malaria parasite in mosquitoes collected at a zoological garden in Japan

(2009) Hiroko Ejiri et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Haematozoa in forest birds from southern Chile: Latitudinal gradients in prevalence and parasite lineage richness

(2008) SANTIAGO MERINO et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

The Roles of Soil Characteristics and Toxin Adsorption in Avian Geophagy

(2008) Donald J. Brightsmith et al.   BIOTROPICA

Do leucocytes reflect condition in nestling burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus in the wild?

(2008) Juan F. Masello et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Absence of haematozoa in a breeding colony of the Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

(2008) SANTIAGO MERINO et al.   IBIS

BLOOD PARASITES OF BIRDS HANDLED FOR RINGING IN ENGLAND AND WALES

(2008) G. F. Bennett et al.   IBIS

Host ecology and life-history traits associated with blood parasite species richness in birds

(2008) E. ARRIERO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Avian malaria in captive psittacine birds: Detection by microscopy and 18S rRNA gene amplification

(2008) N.O. Belo et al.   PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE