Research in avian blood parasites has seen a remarkable increase since the introduction of polymerase chain reaction-based methods for parasite identification. New data are revealing complex multihost-multiparasite systems which are difficult to understand without good knowledge of the host range and geographical distribution of the parasite lineages. However, such information is currently diff...

Seabirds are often free from blood parasites, and a recent review suggested that phylogenetic, ecological and life-history parameters can determine the prevalence of blood parasites in seabirds. However, there is a lack of data available from many seabird groups, and a larger database is needed to understand prevalence patterns of blood parasites. We used a molecular screening approach to detec...

Introduction Parasites play important roles in ecosystems. Through their interactions with host and vector species, they are capable of changing the behavior population dynamics shape entire communities. Over past years, many studies have acknowledged role parasitism for populations communities discovered regulatory functions vertebrate populations. Although birds a well-studied group vertebrat...

Pathogen infection has been progressively recognized as a potential driver of animal migration, and the pattern in certain host may be related to its migration status. Nestling viability can crucial life stage evolution cycle but have irregularly studied date. In this study, we tested ‘migratory exposure' hypothesis by comparing prevalence diversity avian haemosporidian parasites breeding area ...

Aim Macroecological analyses provide valuable insights into factors that influence how parasites are distributed across space and among hosts. Amid large uncertainties arise when generalizing from local regional findings, hierarchical approaches applied to global datasets required determine whether drivers of parasite infection patterns vary scales. We assessed haemosporidian infections a broad...