Assertion: barred owl | /r/HasProperty | diluted the parasite levels
Facets:
value: in owl populations
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: However, studies of Haemoproteus in barred and spotted owls in northwestern California found that native parasites were finding a new host in barred owls and may have been transmitted from spotted to barred owls but that the barred owl acted as a poor parasite host and may have diluted the parasite levels in owl populations.