title: Reconstruction of the evolutionary history of Haemosporida (Apicomplexa) based on the cyt b gene with characterization of Haemocystidium in geckos (Squamata: Gekkota) from Oman.
authors.affiliation: CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N° 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre FC4 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Maritím de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: jpmaiapt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: João P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N° 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre FC4 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: D James
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Maritím de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carranza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D005075:Biological Evolution; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000235:genetics*; D016787:Haemosporida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D009850:Oman; D010802:Phylogeny; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D045303:Cytochromes b
keywords: Bayesian Inference; Haemocystidium; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Life-history traits; Maximum Likelihood; Plasmodium; Vector association