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Antonini,Yasmine; Lobato,Debora Nogueira Campos; Norte,Ana Cláudia; Ramos,Jaime A.; Moreira,Patrícia de Abreu; Braga,Erika Martins. |
Abstract: According to the enemy release hypothesis (ERH) the spread of invasive species will be facilitated by release from their enemies as they occupy new areas. However, the ERH has rarely been tested by comparing populations of native (non-invasive, long established) species with expanding or shifting ranges, to the same species as invasive in another area. We tested the ERH with respect to blood parasite levels (prevalence and intensity of Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp.) of (a) two closely related, widely distributed species of thrush (Turdus leucomelas and T. merula), and (b) an invasive sparrow (Passer domesticus) whose range has expanded from the Old World to the New World since the 18th century. A total of 158 birds were sampled in... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Portugal; Brazil; Turdus; House sparrow; Invasive bird; Range expansion. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032019000400204 |
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