Molecular characterization of five widespread avian haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida), with perspectives on the PCR-based detection of haemosporidians in wildlife G Valkiūnas, V Palinauskas, M Ilgūnas, D Bukauskaitė, D Dimitrov, ... Parasitology research 113, 2251-2263, 2014 | 123 | 2014 |
Genetic diversity of avian blood parasites in SE Europe: Cytochrome b lineages of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (Haemosporida) from Bulgaria D Dimitrov, P Zehtindjiev, S Bensch Acta Parasitologica 55, 201-209, 2010 | 110 | 2010 |
Co‐infections and environmental conditions drive the distributions of blood parasites in wild birds NJ Clark, K Wells, D Dimitrov, SM Clegg Journal of Animal Ecology 85 (6), 1461-1470, 2016 | 107 | 2016 |
Plasmodium spp.: an experimental study on vertebrate host susceptibility to avian malaria D Dimitrov, V Palinauskas, TA Iezhova, R Bernotienė, M Ilgūnas, ... Experimental Parasitology 148, 1-16, 2015 | 101 | 2015 |
Global phylogeography of the avian malaria pathogen Plasmodium relictum based on MSP1 allelic diversity O Hellgren, CT Atkinson, S Bensch, T Albayrak, D Dimitrov, JG Ewen, ... Ecography 38 (8), 842-850, 2015 | 92 | 2015 |
Polymerase chain reaction-based identification of Plasmodium (Huffia) elongatum, with remarks on species identity of haemosporidian lineages deposited in … G Valkiūnas, P Zehtindjiev, D Dimitrov, A Križanauskienė, TA Iezhova, ... Parasitology research 102, 1185-1193, 2008 | 92 | 2008 |
A new morphologically distinct avian malaria parasite that fails detection by established polymerase chain reaction–based protocols for amplification of the cytochrome b gene P Zehtindjiev, A Križanauskienė, S Bensch, V Palinauskas, M Asghar, ... Journal of Parasitology 98 (3), 657-665, 2012 | 80 | 2012 |
Biting midges (Culicoides, Diptera) transmit Haemoproteus parasites of owls: evidence from sporogony and molecular phylogeny D Bukauskaitė, R Žiegytė, V Palinauskas, TA Iezhova, D Dimitrov, ... Parasites & Vectors 8, 1-11, 2015 | 60 | 2015 |
Two new species of Haemoproteus Kruse, 1890 (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from European birds, with emphasis on DNA barcoding for detection of … D Dimitrov, P Zehtindjiev, S Bensch, M Ilieva, T Iezhova, G Valkiūnas Systematic Parasitology 87, 135-151, 2014 | 52 | 2014 |
Complete sporogony of Plasmodium relictum (lineage pGRW4) in mosquitoes Culex pipiens pipiens, with implications on avian malaria epidemiology G Valkiūnas, R Žiegytė, V Palinauskas, R Bernotienė, D Bukauskaitė, ... Parasitology research 114, 3075-3085, 2015 | 50 | 2015 |
Host preferences of ornithophilic biting midges of the genus Culicoides in the Eastern Balkans A Bobeva, P Zehtindjiev, M Ilieva, D Dimitrov, A Mathis, S Bensch Medical and Veterinary Entomology 29 (3), 290-296, 2015 | 47 | 2015 |
Avian claw morphometry and growth determine the temporal pattern of archived stable isotopes S Hahn, D Dimitrov, S Rehse, E Yohannes, L Jenni Journal of Avian Biology 45 (2), 202-207, 2014 | 46 | 2014 |
Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds S Hahn, S Bauer, D Dimitrov, T Emmenegger, K Ivanova, P Zehtindjiev, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 (1871), 20172307, 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis): a comparative PCR-based and microscopy study on the parasite diversity and prevalence in southern … P Zehtindjiev, A Križanauskienė, S Scebba, D Dimitrov, G Valkiūnas, ... European Journal of Wildlife Research 58, 335-344, 2012 | 42 | 2012 |
Molecular characterisation of three avian haemoproteids (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), with the description of Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) palloris n … D Dimitrov, TA Iezhova, P Zehtindjiev, A Bobeva, M Ilieva, M Kirilova, ... Systematic parasitology 93, 431-449, 2016 | 26 | 2016 |
Degree of associations among vectors of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and host bird species with respect to haemosporidian parasites in NE … A Bobeva, M Ilieva, D Dimitrov, P Zehtindjiev Parasitology research 113, 4505-4511, 2014 | 24 | 2014 |
Host migration strategy and blood parasite infections of three sparrow species sympatrically breeding in Southeast Europe T Emmenegger, S Bauer, D Dimitrov, J Olano Marin, P Zehtindjiev, ... Parasitology research 117, 3733-3741, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
Molecular characterization of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) in yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), with description of in vitro ookinetes of Haemoproteus motacillae D Dimitrov, G Valkiūnas, P Zehtindjiev, M Ilieva, S Bensch Zootaxa 3666 (3), 369-381, 2013 | 23 | 2013 |
Avian haemosporidians from rain forests in Madagascar: molecular and morphological data of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon K Ivanova, P Zehtindjiev, J Mariaux, D Dimitrov, BB Georgiev Infection, Genetics and Evolution 58, 115-124, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
Haemosporidian infections and host behavioural variation: a case study on wild-caught nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) MP Marinov, P Zehtindjiev, D Dimitrov, M Ilieva, A Bobeva, C Marchetti Ethology Ecology & Evolution 29 (2), 126-137, 2017 | 19 | 2017 |