[HTML][HTML] A review of risk factors at the human-animal-environmental interface of garbage dumps that are driving current and emerging zoonotic diseases

N Sangkachai, B Gummow, O Hayakijkosol… - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
An increasing trend in zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been observed
worldwide. Most EID outbreaks originate from wildlife, and these outbreaks often involve …

Capitalizing on the wealth of chemical data in the accretionary structures of aquatic taxa: Opportunities from across the tree of life

ZA Doubleday, L Hosking, J Willoughby… - Limnology and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic organisms are natural data loggers and record chemical variations within hardened
accretionary structures like shells and teeth. Chemical sclerochronology is the study of these …

Changes in the feeding ecology of an opportunistic predator inhabiting urban environments in response to COVID-19 lockdown

M Vez-Garzón, J Giménez… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Urban-dwelling species present feeding and behavioural innovation that enable them to
adjust to anthropogenic food subsidies available in cities. In 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus …

[HTML][HTML] Model-based prediction of a vacant summer niche in a subarctic urbanscape: A multi-year open access data analysis of a 'niche swap'by short-billed Gulls

F Huettmann, L Kövér, R Robold, M Spangler… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gulls belong to the seabird group, and are widely considered to be useful ecological
indicators. Increasing urbanization throughout the Anthropocene has led to the rise of the …

[HTML][HTML] Among-colony variation in plastic ingestion by Yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) across the western Mediterranean basin

FN Almeida, C Leray, C Souc, S Scotto, S Selmi… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region is both a hotspot for biodiversity and for the accumulation of
plastic pollution. Many species are exposed to this pollution while feeding, including a wide …

Age-related differences in foraging behaviour at sea and interactions with fishing vessels in an opportunistic urban gull

M Gimeno, JA García, I Afán, R Aymí… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fishing activity generates high amounts of fishing discards, a predictable anthropogenic
food subsidies used by seabirds. Although the use of discards by these predators has been …

Distribution and habitat use by the Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) in anthropized environments

AF Vilaplana, I Afán, D Oro, J Bécares, M Illa… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human activities provide wildlife with highly abundant and predictable food subsidies, which
can affect population dynamics and have wide-ranging ecological impacts. A key ecological …

Predicting anthropogenic food supplementation from individual tracking data

S Oppel, N Heiniger, P Scherler, VS van Bergen… - Ibis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many wildlife species consume food or refuse provided by humans. To understand the effect
of anthropogenic food subsidies on wildlife populations, we first need to quantify where and …

Spatio‐temporal differences in the diet and trophic ecology of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in South Africa

K Reusch, M Connan, PG Ryan, M Butler, L Pichegru - Ibis, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Opportunistic species, including some gulls (Laridae), can benefit from urbanization and
increased anthropogenic food resources. Knowledge of the level of exploitation of …

Age-related differences in foraging behaviour at sea and interactions with fishing vessels in an opportunistic urban gull

M Gimeno Castells, JA García, I Afán, R Aymí… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Fishing activity generates high amounts of fishing discards, a predictable anthropogenic
food subsidies used by seabirds. Although the use of discards by these predators has been …