haemosporidian
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]haemosporidian (plural haemosporidians or haemosporidia)
- Any parasitic protozoa of the order Haemosporida
- 2015 December 15, “Spatial Isolation and Temporal Variation in Fitness and Condition Facilitate Divergence in a Migratory Divide”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- A plausible explanation is that infection with some haemosporidian species is known to have no or only a slightly negative effect on the fitness of their bird host (e.g. Haemoproteus parabelopolskyi in blackcaps [47 ] and some Plasmodium genetic lineages in great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) [48 ]).