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Haemoproteosis lethality in a woodpecker, with molecular and morphological characterization of Haemoproteus velans (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae)

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  • 1. San Francisco State University, Biology Department, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94312, USA
  • 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3625 93rd Ave SW, Olympia, WA, 98512, USA
  • 3. North Carolina State, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1060 William Moore Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
  • 4. Institute of Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos Str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Groff, Tierra C., Lorenz, Teresa J., Crespo, Rocio, Iezhova, Tatjana, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Sehgal, Ravinder N.M. (2019): Haemoproteosis lethality in a woodpecker, with molecular and morphological characterization of Haemoproteus velans (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 10: 93-100, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.07.007, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.07.007

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