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Bird Parasites

Bird Parasites is an area of study in ornithology and parasitology that focuses on organisms exploiting birds as hosts, encompassing the taxonomy and life cycles of these parasites, the mechanisms and ecology of their host–parasite interactions, and their effects on avian health, behavior, and population dynamics.

5.9K

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230K

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11.7K

Authors

2.7K

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2017–2026

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Publications

5.9K

The Epizootiology and Ecological Significance of Malaria in Hawaiian Land Birds

Charles van Riper, Sandra G. van Riper, M. Lee Goff et al. · Ecological Monographs · 1986 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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A NEW PCR ASSAY FOR SIMULTANEOUS STUDIES OF LEUCOCYTOZOON, PLASMODIUM, AND HAEMOPROTEUS FROM AVIAN BLOOD

Olof Hellgren, Jonas Waldenström, Staffan Bensch · Journal of Parasitology · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Host specificity in avian blood parasites: a study of<i>Plasmodium</i>and<i>Haemoproteus</i>mitochondrial DNA amplified from birds

Stffan Bensch, Martin Stjernman, Dennis Hasselquist et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2000 · 684 citations · Full text

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The Sulidae. Gannets and Boobies

H. N. Southern, Jason Nelson · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1979 · 572 citations

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The Ecology of Brood Parasitism in Birds

Robert B. Payne · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1977 · 537 citations

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Authors

11.7K

  1. GV
    Gediminas Valkiūnas

    Nature Research Centre, Lithuania

    120 publications · 7.3K citations

    51

    h-index

  2. AP
    Anders Pape Møller

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    96 publications · 7.5K citations

    50

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  3. SB
    Staffan Bensch

    Lund University, Sweden

    64 publications · 7.6K citations

    42

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  4. TA
    Tatjana A. Iezhova

    Nature Research Centre, Lithuania

    70 publications · 4.5K citations

    40

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  5. RE
    Robert E. Ricklefs

    University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States

    46 publications · 3.4K citations

    35

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Institutions

2.7K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    57 h-index

    397 publications

    22.1K citations

  2. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    49 h-index

    195 publications

    27.1K citations

  3. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    44 h-index

    98 publications

    8.2K citations

  4. Nature Research Centre

    Vilnius, Lithuania

    42 h-index

    340 publications

    16.7K citations

  5. University of Missouri–St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    38 h-index

    196 publications

    13.1K citations

  6. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    37 h-index

    177 publications

    10.1K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    106 publications

    6.6K citations

  8. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    35 h-index

    177 publications

    7.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Parasitology

    384 publications · 14.9K citations

    58

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  2. Parasitology

    204 publications · 7.3K citations

    47

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  3. 46

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  4. Animal Behaviour

    85 publications · 5.1K citations

    45

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  5. Veterinary Parasitology

    118 publications · 5.1K citations

    44

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