Avian pox is a widespread infection in birds caused by genus Avipoxvirus pathogens. It is a
noteworthy, potentially lethal disease to wild and domestic hosts. It can produce two different …

The Hawaiian archipelago is isolated in the central Pacific and consists of 7 large islands
and a chain of low coral atolls and small rocky islets that extend in a long arc from Hawaii …

Poxvirus infections have been found in 230 species of wild and domestic birds worldwide in
both terrestrial and marine environments. This ubiquity raises the question of how infection …

The role of disease in regulating populations is controversial, partly owing to the absence of
good disease records in historic wildlife populations. We examined birds collected in the …

How the environment influences the transmission and prevalence of disease in a population
of hosts is a key aspect of disease ecology. The role that environmental factors play in host …

Habitat destruction and predation by invasive alien species has led to the disappearance of
several island populations of Darwin's finches but to date none of the 13 recognized species …

Population monitoring is a vital tool for conservation management and for testing
hypotheses about population trends in changing environments. Darwin's finches on Santa …

Ecoimmunology is a rapidly developing field that explores how the environment shapes
immune function, which in turn influences host–parasite relationships and disease …

Invasive alien parasites and pathogens are a growing threat to biodiversity worldwide, which
can contribute to the extinction of endemic species. On the Galápagos Islands, the invasive …

Featuring contributions from specialists in related research areas, this book presents expert
summaries on state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches for major animal viral pathogens, with …