Molecular characterization of avian malaria in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5748-3
Abstract: We studied the prevalence and genetic diversity of malaria parasites in the poorly investigated spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) breeding in central Spain, aiming to describe the phylogenetic relationships among them and with other haemosporidians infecting… read more here.
Keywords: avian malaria; starling sturnus; spotless starling; sturnus unicolor ... See more keywords
Beak coloration of starling (Sturnus unicolor) males depends on the length of their throat feathers
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araa037
Abstract: This work was supported by the currently named Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades and European (FEDER) funds (CGL2013-48193-C3-1-P, CGL2017-83103-P, CGL2017-89063-P). MAG was financed by a predoctoral contract (BES-2014-068661) from the Spanish Ministerio de Economia… read more here.
Keywords: starling sturnus; unicolor males; coloration starling; sturnus unicolor ... See more keywords