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dc.contributor.advisorCrampton, Lisa H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGlad, Anouken_US
dc.coverage.spatialΜυτιλήνηel_GR
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-26T10:31:43Z
dc.date.available2023-04-26T10:31:43Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.otherhttps://catalog.lib.aegean.gr/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&p=ed763fb5-024d-4d04-a952-e71cbf110eaa#recordId=1.108157el_GR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11610/25094
dc.description.abstractAvian malaria is today one of the most important threats to native Hawaiian forest birds. Avian malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium relictum, which infects passerine red blood cells and is transmitted by the introduced mosquito vector Culex quinquefasciatus. Temperatures rises and precipitation declines due to climate change over the last decade may be responsible for the observed recent expansion in the range and prevalence of avian malaria on the Alakai Plateau, Kauai Island. To examine the hypothesis that conditions are now favorable for transmission of malaria on the Plateau, adult mosquitoes were sampled with CO2 traps and Reiter oviposition traps at three sites (Kawaikoi, Halepa’akai, and Koke’e) on several occasions between October 2013 and April 2014. P. relictum infection was assessed by PCR or dissection under a microscope. We surveyed also mosquito larvae along Halepa’akai and Kawaikoi streams. We observed that C. quinquefasciatus is well established on and near the Alakai Plateau, as mosquitoes were caught on all field trips, except in April at Halepa’akai, and larvae were found in all seasons. We observed differences in adult abundance among sites, seasons, and microhabitats (stream vs. ridge lines). However, malaria transmission on the Plateau may yet be restricted by the effect of cool temperatures on P. relictum development; as only one mosquito was found to be infected. Extensive field work, including surveys at Koke’e and in low elevation areas, is needed to better understand transmission mechanisms in the Alakai.en_US
dc.format.extent34 σ.el_GR
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectbirdsen_US
dc.subjectmalariaen_US
dc.subjectbirds diseasesen_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Ecologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshMalaria -- Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Diseasesen_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Kauai County (Hawaii)en_US
dc.titleLocal prevalence and transmission of avian malaria in the Alakai Plateau (Kauai, Hawaii, USA)en_US
dcterms.accessRightscampusel_GR
dcterms.rightsΠλήρες Κείμενο - Ενδοπανεπιστημιακή Δημοσίευση Κλειδωμένη η δυνατότητα αντιγραφήςel_GR
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heal.recordProvideraegeanel_GR
heal.academicPublisherΠανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου. Σχολή Περιβάλλοντος. Τμήμα Επιστημών της Θάλασσας. Διατήρηση της Βιοποικιλότητας.el_GR
heal.academicPublisherIDaegeanel_GR
heal.fullTextAvailabilityfalseel_GR
dc.notesΟ συγγραφέας επιτρέπει την πρόσβαση στο πλήρες κείμενο του ηλεκτρονικού αρχείου ΜΟΝΟ εντός του Πανεπιστημιακού δικτύου (ενδοπανεπιστημιακή πρόσβαση)el_GR
dc.contributor.departmentΔιατήρηση της Βιοποικιλότητας (BIODIV) - (ΔΙΑΤΜΗΜΑΤΙΚΟ)el_GR


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