Blood-parasites (Haemosporida) of wild birds captured at different land uses within a tropical seasonal dry forest matrix
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| contents | Blood-parasites (Haemosporida) of wild birds captured at different land uses within a tropical seasonal dry forest matrix Merit González-Olvera Arturo Hernández-Colina Diego Santiago-Alarcon Marcela Osorio-Beristain José Juan Martínez-Maya Biología Avian malaria Parasite ecology Avian conservation Landscape parasitology Avian haemosporidians form a diverse group of vector-borne parasites that can cause detrimental effects on their hosts and threaten the conservation of susceptible species. We explored the prevalence and parasitemia of haemosporidians infecting wild birds from Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve in Morelos, southern Mexico. Birds were caught using mist nets in three habitat conditions (conserved, disturbed, and agricultural) and during two seasons (rainy and dry). Thin blood smears were prepared from blood samples for microscopic analysis. We captured 142 birds belonging to 17 species. We identified Haemoproteus spp., Plasmodium spp., and microfilaria. Prevalence was similar among land-use types (conserved (26.3%), disturbed (36.4%) and agricultural (29.9%)), and between seasons (rainy (29.7%) and dry (29.3%)), but varied per parasite genus and group (Haemoproteus spp. (28.2%), Plasmodium spp. (2.1%), coinfections (5.6%), and microfilaria (4.9%)). Parasitemia was low in most birds (< 0.1% erythrocytes infected), and only one, with an unhealthy appearance, presented high parasitemia (> 0.5%). We reported for the first time 12 species of birds infected with haemosporidian parasites and 16 new host-parasite associations in total. This is the first study of blood parasites in this region and provides fundamental information for future research. 2022 artículo científico 0065-1737 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57577334012 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/57577334012.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/movil https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2022.3812425 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=575 Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) application/pdf Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) (México) Vol.38 |
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| spellingShingle | Blood-parasites (Haemosporida) of wild birds captured at different land uses within a tropical seasonal dry forest matrix Merit González-Olvera Biología Avian malaria Parasite ecology Avian conservation Landscape parasitology Blood-parasites (Haemosporida) of wild birds captured at different land uses within a tropical seasonal dry forest matrix Merit González-Olvera Arturo Hernández-Colina Diego Santiago-Alarcon Marcela Osorio-Beristain José Juan Martínez-Maya Biología Avian malaria Parasite ecology Avian conservation Landscape parasitology Avian haemosporidians form a diverse group of vector-borne parasites that can cause detrimental effects on their hosts and threaten the conservation of susceptible species. We explored the prevalence and parasitemia of haemosporidians infecting wild birds from Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve in Morelos, southern Mexico. Birds were caught using mist nets in three habitat conditions (conserved, disturbed, and agricultural) and during two seasons (rainy and dry). Thin blood smears were prepared from blood samples for microscopic analysis. We captured 142 birds belonging to 17 species. We identified Haemoproteus spp., Plasmodium spp., and microfilaria. Prevalence was similar among land-use types (conserved (26.3%), disturbed (36.4%) and agricultural (29.9%)), and between seasons (rainy (29.7%) and dry (29.3%)), but varied per parasite genus and group (Haemoproteus spp. (28.2%), Plasmodium spp. (2.1%), coinfections (5.6%), and microfilaria (4.9%)). Parasitemia was low in most birds (< 0.1% erythrocytes infected), and only one, with an unhealthy appearance, presented high parasitemia (> 0.5%). We reported for the first time 12 species of birds infected with haemosporidian parasites and 16 new host-parasite associations in total. This is the first study of blood parasites in this region and provides fundamental information for future research. 2022 artículo científico 0065-1737 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57577334012 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/57577334012.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/movil https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2022.3812425 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=575 Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) application/pdf Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) (México) Vol.38 |
| title | Blood-parasites (Haemosporida) of wild birds captured at different land uses within a tropical seasonal dry forest matrix |
| topic | Biología Avian malaria Parasite ecology Avian conservation Landscape parasitology |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57577334012 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/57577334012.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/575/57577334012/movil https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2022.3812425 |