Blood parasites in noddies and boobies from Brazilian offshore islands – differences between species and influence of nesting habitat

PETRA QUILLFELDT*, JAVIER MARTINEZ, LEANDRO BUGONI, PATRICIA L. MANCINI and SANTIAGO MERINO Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, 35392 Giessen, Germany Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Alcala de Henares, E-28871, Madrid, Spain Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas and Instituto de Oceanografia, Campus Carreiros, CP 474, CEP 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil Departamento de Ecologia Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain