Is avian malaria playing a role in native bird declines in New Zealand? Testing hypotheses along an elevational gradient

Reports the findings of a survey conducted to identify patterns of avian malaria in wild birds in Nelson Lakes National Park, the overall aim of which was to test the potential for avian malaria to have played a role in population-level declines in native birds at the study site. Tests predictors of...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-11, Vol.11 (11), p.e0165918-e0165918
Main Authors: Niebuhr, Chris N, Poulin, Robert, Tompkins, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altitude
Animals
Aquatic insects
Avian malaria
Biology and Life Sciences
Bird declines
Bird impact
Birds
Birds - parasitology
Culicidae
Freshwater
Indigenous animals
Indigenous species
Infection
Infections
Introduced Species
Malaria
Malaria, Avian - epidemiology
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine, Experimental
Mosquitoes
National parks
National parks and reserves
New Zealand
Parasites
People and places
Plasmodium
Plasmodium - physiology
Population decline
Populations
Species Specificity
Studies
Turdus
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:Reports the findings of a survey conducted to identify patterns of avian malaria in wild birds in Nelson Lakes National Park, the overall aim of which was to test the potential for avian malaria to have played a role in population-level declines in native birds at the study site. Tests predictors of malaria prevalence in native bird populations and, specifically, the hypothesis that prevalence of infection is positively associated with a decrease in elevation, and higher in non-native than in native host species. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0165918