Terrestrial animal tracking as an eye on life and planet

R Kays, MC Crofoot, W Jetz, M Wikelski - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND The movement of animals makes them fascinating but difficult study
subjects. Animal movements underpin many biological phenomena, and understanding …

The avian gut microbiota: community, physiology and function in wild birds

K Grond, BK Sandercock, A Jumpponen… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gastrointestinal microbiota play a vital role in maintaining organismal health, through
facilitating nutrient uptake, detoxification and interactions with the immune system. The …

Trait-based assessments of climate-change impacts on interacting species

M Schleuning, EL Neuschulz, J Albrecht… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Plant–animal interactions are fundamentally important in ecosystems, but have often been
ignored by studies of climate-change impacts on biodiversity. Here, we present a trait-based …

Individual-based tracking systems in ornithology: welcome to the era of big data

P López-López - Ardeola, 2016 - BioOne
Technological innovations have led to exciting fast-moving developments in science. Today,
we are living in a technology-driven era of biological discovery. Consequently, tracking …

A network approach to prioritize conservation efforts for migratory birds

Y Xu, Y Si, J Takekawa, Q Liu, HHT Prins… - Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss can trigger migration network collapse by isolating migratory bird breeding
grounds from nonbreeding grounds. Theoretically, habitat loss can have vastly different …

Connecting the study of wild influenza with the potential for pandemic disease

J Runstadler, N Hill, ITM Hussein, W Puryear… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Continuing outbreaks of pathogenic (H5N1) and pandemic (SOIVH1N1) influenza have
underscored the need to understand the origin, characteristics, and evolution of novel …

Pathways for avian influenza virus spread: GPS reveals wild waterfowl in commercial livestock facilities and connectivity with the natural wetland landscape

F McDuie, EL Matchett, DJ Prosser… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zoonotic diseases are of considerable concern to the human population and viruses such as
avian influenza (AIV) threaten food security, wildlife conservation and human health. Wild …

Migration strategy affects avian influenza dynamics in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

NJ Hill, JY Takekawa, JT Ackerman… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of pathogen transmission typically overlook that wildlife hosts can include both
migrant and resident populations when attempting to model circulation. Through the …

Risks of avian influenza transmission in areas of intensive free-ranging duck production with wild waterfowl

J Cappelle, D Zhao, M Gilbert, MI Nelson, SH Newman… - EcoHealth, 2014 - Springer
For decades, southern China has been considered to be an important source for emerging
influenza viruses since key hosts live together in high densities in areas with intensive …

Investigating a crow die-off in January–February 2011 during the introduction of a new clade of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 into Bangladesh

SU Khan, LS Berman, N Haider, N Gerloff… - Archives of …, 2014 - Springer
We investigated unusual crow mortality in Bangladesh during January-February 2011 at two
sites. Crows of two species, Corvus splendens and C. macrorhynchos, were found sick and …