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A New Method for Estimating Individual Speed of Molt

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A cautionary note concerning Plasmodium in apes

scientific article published on 14 April 2011

A comparative analysis of microscopy and PCR-based detection methods for blood parasites

scientific article published on December 2008

A jack-of-all-trades and still a master of some: prevalence and host range in avian malaria and related blood parasites

scientific article published in October 2009

A new PCR assay for simultaneous studies of Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium, and Haemoproteus from avian blood

scientific article published in August 2004

A new approach to study dispersal: immigration of novel alleles reveals female-biased dispersal in great reed warblers

scientific article published in March 2003

A new method for isolation of purified genomic DNA from haemosporidian parasites inhabiting nucleated red blood cells

scientific article published on 23 December 2012

A new morphologically distinct avian malaria parasite that fails detection by established polymerase chain reaction-based protocols for amplification of the cytochrome B gene

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A new race of Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida in Somalia

scientific article published on 10 August 2005

A strong quantitative trait locus for wing length on chromosome 2 in a wild population of great reed warblers

scientific article published on 24 March 2010

Allelic variation in a willow warbler genomic region is associated with climate clines

scientific article

An analysis of hatching success in the great reed warblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

scientific article published in 2008

Annual cycle and migration strategies of a trans-Saharan migratory songbird: a geolocator study in the great reed warbler

scientific article

Are chronic avian haemosporidian infections costly in wild birds?

Asymmetric contests over resources for survival and migration: a field experiment with bluethroats

Autumn migratory orientation and displacement responses of two willow warbler subspecies (Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus and P. t. acredula) in South Sweden

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Avian migration and the distribution of malaria parasites in New World passerine birds

scholarly article by Robert Ricklefs et al published 18 December 2016 in Journal of Biogeography

Bilateral Song Convergence in a Passerine Hybrid Zone: Genetics Contribute in One Species Only

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Breeding synchrony does not affect extra-pair paternity in great reed warblers

Brood sex ratio adjustment in collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): results differ between populations

scientific article published in 2004

Brood sex ratios, female harem status and resources for nestling provisioning in the great reed warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus )

scientific article published in 2000

Characterisation of a transcriptome to find sequence differences between two differentially migrating subspecies of the willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

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Co-infections by malaria parasites decrease feather growth but not feather quality in house martin

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Comparative analysis examining patterns of genomic differentiation across multiple episodes of population divergence in birds

Conflicting patterns of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA diversity in Phylloscopus warblers

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Correlation between male song repertoire, extra-pair paternity and offspring survival in the great reed warbler

scientific article published in Nature

Cross-continental migratory connectivity and spatiotemporal migratory patterns in the great reed warbler

Cross-species testing of 27 pre-existing microsatellites in Podarcis gaigeae and Podarcis hispanica (Squamata: Lacertidae).

scientific article published in November 2008

Daily energy expenditure of singing great reed warblersAcrocephalus arundinaceus

article by Dennis Hasselquist & Staffan Bensch published July 2008 in Journal of Avian Biology

De novo synthesis of thiamine (vitamin B1) is the ancestral state in Plasmodium parasites - evidence from avian haemosporidians

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Detecting shifts of transmission areas in avian blood parasites: a phylogenetic approach

scientific article published on March 2007

Detecting transmission areas of malaria parasites in a migratory bird species

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Differentiation and phylogeny of the olivaceous warbler Hippolais pallida species complex

scholarly article by Ulf Ottosson et al published 18 March 2005 in Journal of Ornithology

Disentangling the complex evolutionary history of the Western Palearctic blue tits (Cyanistes spp.) - phylogenomic analyses suggest radiation by multiple colonization events and subsequent isolation

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

Dispersal increases local transmission of avian malarial parasites

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Diversity and phylogeny of mitochondrial cytochrome B lineages from six morphospecies of avian Haemoproteus (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae).

scientific article published in August 2007

Diversity, distribution and exchange of blood parasites meeting at an avian moving contact zone

scientific article published in March 2006

Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally invasive bird ⬇️

scientific article

Do anthropogenic transports facilitate stored-product pest moth dispersal? A molecular approach

scientific article published on 23 August 2007

Do female great reed warblers seek extra-pair fertilizations to avoid inbreeding?

scientific article published in August 2004

Does Mate Guarding Prevent Rival Mating in Snow Skinks? A Test Using AFLP

Does avian malaria infection affect feather stable isotope signatures?

scientific article published on 14 June 2011

Does song reflect age and viability? A comparison between two populations of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

article by Wolfgang Forstmeier et al published 10 November 2005 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Dual phylogenetic origins of Nigerian lions (Panthera leo)

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Dynamics of parasitemia of malaria parasites in a naturally and experimentally infected migratory songbird, the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

scientific article published on 13 January 2008

Ecological determinants of avian malaria infections: An integrative analysis at landscape, mosquito and vertebrate community levels

scientific article published in March 2018

Establishment of exotic parasites: the origins and characteristics of an avian malaria community in an isolated island avifauna

scientific article published on 13 July 2012

Estimating Cuckoldry in Birds: The Heritability Method and DNA Fingerprinting Give Different Results

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Estimating heritabilities and genetic correlations: comparing the 'animal model' with parent-offspring regression using data from a natural population

scientific article (publication date: 2008)

Estimating prevalence of avian haemosporidians in natural populations: a comparative study on screening protocols

scientific article published on 06 March 2017

Evidence for active female choice in a polygynous warbler

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Evolution of seasonal transmission patterns in avian blood-borne parasites

scientific article published on 5 May 2015

Experimental evidence for hybridization of closely related lineages in Plasmodium relictum

scientific article published on 10 August 2017

Expression patterns of cryptochrome genes in avian retina suggest involvement of Cry4 in light-dependent magnetoreception

scientific article published in March 2018

Female Mating Status and Reproductive Success in the Great Reed Warbler: Is there a Potential Cost of Polygyny that Requires Compensation

scientific article published in 1996

GENETIC SIMILARITY BETWEEN PARENTS PREDICTS HATCHING FAILURE: NONINCESTUOUS INBREEDING IN THE GREAT REED WARBLER?

scientific article published on April 1994

Gene expression in the brain of a migratory songbird during breeding and migration

scientific article published on 15 February 2016

Genetic Similarity between Parents Predicts Hatching Failure: Nonincestuous Inbreeding in the Great Reed Warbler?

Genetic and morphometric divergence of an invasive bird: the introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Brazil ⬇️

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Genetic differences between willow warbler migratory phenotypes are few and cluster in large haplotype blocks

Genetic diversity of avian blood parasites in SE Europe: Cytochrome b lineages of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (Haemosporida) from Bulgaria

scholarly article by Dimitar Dimitrov et al published 1 January 2010 in Acta Parasitologica

Genetic diversity patterns in five protist species occurring in lakes

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

Genetic rescue in a severely inbred wolf population

scientific article published on 06 August 2016

Genetic, morphological, and feather isotope variation of migratory willow warblers show gradual divergence in a ring

scientific article

Genetics of personalities: no simple answers for complex traits

scientific article published in February 2010

Genomic resources notes accepted 1 June 2013-31 July 2013.

scientific article published on 25 September 2013

Global phylogeographic limits of Hawaii's avian malaria

scientific article published in December 2006

Global phylogeography of the avian malaria pathogen Plasmodium relictum based on MSP1 allelic diversity

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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis): a comparative PCR-based and microscopy study on the parasite diversity and prevalence in southern Italy and the Netherlands

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High prevalence of Leucocytozoon parasites in fresh water breeding gulls

Host specificity of avian haemosporidian parasites is unrelated among sister lineages but shows phylogenetic signal across larger clades

scholarly article by Vincenzo A Ellis & Staffan Bensch published 2 August 2018 in International Journal for Parasitology

How Much Variation in the Molt Duration of Passerines can be Explained by the Growth Rate of Tail Feathers?

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How can we determine the molecular clock of malaria parasites?

scientific article published on 03 May 2013

Identification and characterization of the merozoite surface protein 1 (msp1) gene in a host-generalist avian malaria parasite, Plasmodium relictum (lineages SGS1 and GRW4) with the use of blood transcriptome

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In vitro hybridization of Haemoproteus spp.: an experimental approach for direct investigation of reproductive isolation of parasites

scientific article published in December 2008

Inconclusive evidence for rapid adaptive evolution.

scientific article published on 10 July 2018

Individual identification and genetic variation of lions (Panthera leo) from two protected areas in Nigeria

scientific article published on 10 January 2014

Individual oocysts of Isospora (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) parasites from avian feces: from photo to sequence

scientific article published in February 2009

Influence of Brood Size on Moult in Female Willow Warblers

Isotope signatures in winter moulted feathers predict malaria prevalence in a breeding avian host

scientific article published on 23 September 2008

LIFETIME FITNESS OF SHORT-AND LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSING GREAT REED WARBLERS

LINKAGE BETWEEN NUCLEAR AND MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES IN AVIAN MALARIA PARASITES: MULTIPLE CASES OF CRYPTIC SPECIATION?

scholarly article by Staffan Bensch et al published 2004 in Evolution

Laser microdissection microscopy and single cell PCR of avian hemosporidians

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Linkage between mitochondrial cytochrome b lineages and morphospecies of two avian malaria parasites, with a description of Plasmodium (Novyella) ashfordi sp. nov.

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Linkage between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences in avian malaria parasites: multiple cases of cryptic speciation?

scientific article published in July 2004

Linkage mapping of AFLP markers in a wild population of great reed warblers: importance of heterozygosity and number of genotyped individuals

scientific article published in June 2007

Looking forwards or looking backwards in avian phylogeography? A comment on Zink and Barrowclough 2008.

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Lost and found: the enigmatic large-billed reed warbler Acrocephalus orinus rediscovered after 139 years

scientific article (publication date: 16 February 2007)

Low frequency of extrapair paternity in the polygynous great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus

scientific article published in 1995

Low haemosporidian diversity and one key-host species in a bird malaria community on a mid-Atlantic island (São Miguel, Azores).

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Low prevalence of Haemoproteus infections in Chiffchaffs

scientific article published on 11 November 2011

MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR VARIATION ACROSS A MIGRATORY DIVIDE IN WILLOW WARBLERS, PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS.

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MalAvi: a public database of malaria parasites and related haemosporidians in avian hosts based on mitochondrial cytochrome b lineages

scientific article published on 9 April 2009

Malaria infection and feather growth rate predict reproductive success in house martins

scientific article published on 11 September 2012

Malaria infections reinforce competitive asymmetry between two Ficedula flycatchers in a recent contact zone

scientific article published in September 2013

Malaria-infected female collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis) do not pay the cost of late breeding

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Maternal and genetic factors determine early life telomere length

scientific article published in January 2015

Molecular characterization and distribution of Haemoproteus minutus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae): a pathogenic avian parasite

scientific article published in April 2013

Molecular characterization of Haemoproteus sacharovi (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), a common parasite of columbiform birds, with remarks on classification of haemoproteids of doves and pigeons

scientific article (publication date: 18 February 2013)

Molecular characterization of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) in yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), with description of in vitro ookinetes of Haemoproteus motacillae

scientific article (publication date: 31 May 2013)

Molecular identification of the chitinase genes in Plasmodium relictum

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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of circumnuclear hemoproteids (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) of sylviid birds, with a description of Haemoproteus parabelopolskyi sp. nov.

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Molecular phylogenetic and morphological analysis of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) in a naturally infected European songbird, the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, with description of Haemoproteus pallidulus sp. nov.

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Multiple instances of paraphyletic species and cryptic taxa revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear RAD data for Calandrella larks (Aves: Alaudidae).

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Nest Predation Lowers the Polygyny Threshold: A New Compensation Model

scientific article published in 1991

Nested cytochrome b polymerase chain reaction diagnostics underestimate mixed infections of avian blood haemosporidian parasites: microscopy is still essential

scientific article published in April 2006

No evidence for assortative mating within a willow warbler migratory divide

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No evidence for inbreeding avoidance in a great reed warbler population

scientific article published in 2006

PATTERNS OF NEST PREDATION CONTRIBUTE TO POLYGYNY IN THE GREAT REED WARBLER

scientific article published in 2000

Pale and dark morphs of tawny owls show different patterns of telomere dynamics in relation to disease status

scientific article published in July 2017

Parallel telomere shortening in multiple body tissues owing to malaria infection

scientific article published in August 2016

Patterns of molecular evolution of an avian neo-sex chromosome

scientific article published on 23 July 2012

Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1): Further observation of effects on experimentally infected passeriform birds, with remarks on treatment with Malarone.

scientific article published on 21 June 2009

Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1): effects on experimentally infected passerine birds

scientific article published on 9 September 2008

Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) and Plasmodium ashfordi (lineage GRW2): the effects of the co-infection on experimentally infected passerine birds

scientific article published on 2 November 2010

Plasmodium spp.: an experimental study on vertebrate host susceptibility to avian malaria

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Polymerase chain reaction-based identification of Plasmodium (Huffia) elongatum, with remarks on species identity of haemosporidian lineages deposited in GenBank

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Population structure and migratory directions of Scandinavian bluethroatsLuscinia svecica- a molecular, morphological and stable isotope analysis

scientific article published in 2008

Postglacial colonisation patterns and the role of isolation and expansion in driving diversification in a passerine bird

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Predictors of natal dispersal in great reed warblers: results from small and large census areas

Prevalence and diversity of Plasmodium and Haemoproteus parasites in the globally-threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Primary peak and chronic malaria infection levels are correlated in experimentally infected great reed warblers

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Quantitative disease resistance: to better understand parasite-mediated selection on major histocompatibility complex

scientific article published on 6 July 2011

Range expansion and the possibility of an emerging contact zone between two subspecies of Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita ssp

Selection for heterozygosity gives hope to a wild population of inbred wolves

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Selective disappearance of great tits with short telomeres in urban areas

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Severe inbreeding depression in a wild wolf (Canis lupus) population

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Sex-biased gene expression on the avian Z chromosome: highly expressed genes show higher male-biased expression

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Spreading introgression in the wake of a moving contact zone

scientific article published in August 2006

TECHNICAL ADVANCES: A microarray for large-scale genomic and transcriptional analyses of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and other passerines

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Temporal and spatial variation of hematozoans in Scandinavian willow warblers

scientific article published in April 2003

Temporal dynamics and diversity of avian malaria parasites in a single host species

scientific article published in January 2007

Temporal patterns of occurrence and transmission of the blood parasite Haemoproteus payevskyi in the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

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Ten years of AFLP in ecology and evolution: why so few animals?

scientific article published in September 2005

Territory Infidelity in the Polygynous Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus: The Effect of Variation in Territory Attractiveness

scientific article published in 1991

The Genome of Haemoproteus tartakovskyi and Its Relationship to Human Malaria Parasites

scientific article

The Large-billed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orinus revisited

scientific article published in 2002

The Seasonally Divided Flight Feather Moult in the Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria: A New Moult Pattern for European Passerines

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The Songbird Neurogenomics (SoNG) Initiative: community-based tools and strategies for study of brain gene function and evolution

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The ecology of emerging infectious diseases in migratory birds: an assessment of the role of climate change and priorities for future research

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The genetics of migration on the move

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The global biogeography of avian haemosporidian parasites is characterized by local diversification and intercontinental dispersal

scholarly article by Vincenzo A Ellis et al published 16 July 2018 in Parasitology

The quality and the timing hypotheses evaluated using data on great reed warblers

scientific article published in 2000

The sex-biased brain: sexual dimorphism in gene expression in two species of songbirds

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Trade-off between mate guarding and mate attraction in the polygynous great reed warbler

scientific article published in 1991

Two new species of Haemoproteus Kruse, 1890 (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from European birds, with emphasis on DNA barcoding for detection of haemosporidians in wildlife

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Variation in host specificity between species of avian hemosporidian parasites: evidence from parasite morphology and cytochrome B gene sequences.

scientific article published in December 2006

Vertebrate host specificity of wild-caught blackflies revealed by mitochondrial DNA in blood

scientific article published in May 2004

What are malaria parasites?

scientific article published in May 2005

Why does dosage compensation differ between XY and ZW taxa?

scientific article

Why some parasites are widespread and abundant while others are local and rare?

scientific article published in July 2014

Within-host speciation of malaria parasites

scientific article published in 2007

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