Table 1 Occurrence of Plasmodium (Plas), Haemoproteus (Haem), and Leucocytozoon (Leuc) parasites in northwestern crows (Corvus caurinus) at six sites in coastal Alaska sampled during 2007 and 2008. Columns show number of individuals with a positive result on one or more PCR runs and apparent prevalence (in %, in parentheses), uncorrected for imperfect detection
From: Prevalence and diversity of avian blood parasites in a resident northern passerine
Location | Year | Month | n | Plas-positive | Haem-positive | Leuc-positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenai | 2007 | March | 9 | 6 (66.7) | 0 | 6 (66.7) |
2008 | February–March | 15 | 7 (46.7) | 0 | 3 (20.0) | |
Homer | 2007 | March | 10 | 2 (20.0) | 0 | 10 (100) |
2008 | Feb | 22 | 2 (9.1) | 2 (9.1) | 17 (77.3) | |
Seward | 2007 | March | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 (37.5) |
2008 | Feb | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 (45.0) | |
Valdez | 2008 | March | 37 | 0 | 1 (2.7) | 11 (29.7) |
Haines | 2008 | April | 30 | 1 (2.9) | 25 (71.4) | 26 (74.3) |
Juneau | 2008 | April | 35 | 0 | 29 (96.7) | 15 (50.0) |
Total | Â | Â | 186 | 18 (9.7) | 55 (29.6) | 100 (53.8) |