Seasonality and the dynamics of infectious diseases
Seasonal variations in temperature, rainfall and resource availability are ubiquitous and can
exert strong pressures on population dynamics. Infectious diseases provide some of the best …
exert strong pressures on population dynamics. Infectious diseases provide some of the best …
Wildlife health and supplemental feeding: a review and management recommendations
Humans provide supplemental food to wildlife under many contexts, ranging from
professional feeding areas for game species to backyard bird feeders. Such resources …
professional feeding areas for game species to backyard bird feeders. Such resources …
On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta‐analysis
Body condition metrics are widely used to infer animal health and to assess costs of parasite
infection. Since parasites harm their hosts, ecologists might expect negative relationships …
infection. Since parasites harm their hosts, ecologists might expect negative relationships …
Effect of handling time and repeated sampling on avian white blood cell counts
AK Davis - Journal of Field Ornithology, 2005 - BioOne
The practice of obtaining white blood cell (leukocyte) profiles and heterophil/lymphocyte
(H/L) ratios from avian blood smears has become increasingly popular to assess immune …
(H/L) ratios from avian blood smears has become increasingly popular to assess immune …
Seasonality and wildlife disease: how seasonal birth, aggregation and variation in immunity affect the dynamics of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches
PR Hosseini, AA Dhondt… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We examine the role of host seasonal breeding, host seasonal social aggregation and
partial immunity in affecting wildlife disease dynamics, focusing on the dynamics of house …
partial immunity in affecting wildlife disease dynamics, focusing on the dynamics of house …
Prior exposure to pathogens augments host heterogeneity in susceptibility and has key epidemiological consequences
Pathogen epidemics are key threats to human and wildlife health. Across systems, host
protection from pathogens following initial exposure is often incomplete, resulting in …
protection from pathogens following initial exposure is often incomplete, resulting in …
Leukocyte profiles in wild house finches with and without mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a recently emerged bacterial disease
Leukocyte profiles (relative numbers of white blood cell types) have been used by a growing
number of ecological studies to assess immune function and stress in wild birds. House …
number of ecological studies to assess immune function and stress in wild birds. House …
Infection dynamics of endemic malaria in a wild bird population: parasite species‐dependent drivers of spatial and temporal variation in transmission rates
Investigating the ecological context in which host–parasite interactions occur and the roles
of biotic and abiotic factors in forcing infection dynamics is essential to understanding …
of biotic and abiotic factors in forcing infection dynamics is essential to understanding …
Incomplete host immunity favors the evolution of virulence in an emergent pathogen
AE Fleming-Davies, PD Williams, AA Dhondt… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Immune memory evolved to protect hosts from reinfection, but incomplete responses that
allow future reinfection may inadvertently select for more-harmful pathogens. We present …
allow future reinfection may inadvertently select for more-harmful pathogens. We present …
House Finch Populations Differ in Early Inflammatory Signaling and Pathogen Tolerance at the Peak of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection
JS Adelman, L Kirkpatrick, JL Grodio… - The American …, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
Host individuals and populations often vary in their responses to infection, with direct
consequences for pathogen spread and evolution. While considerable work has focused on …
consequences for pathogen spread and evolution. While considerable work has focused on …