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Carnegie L, Raghwani J, Fournié G, Hill SC. Phylodynamic approaches to studying avian influenza virus. Avian Pathol 2023; 52:289-308. [PMID: 37565466 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2236568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Avian influenza viruses can cause severe disease in domestic and wild birds and are a pandemic threat. Phylodynamics is the study of how epidemiological, evolutionary, and immunological processes can interact to shape viral phylogenies. This review summarizes how phylodynamic methods have and could contribute to the study of avian influenza viruses. Specifically, we assess how phylodynamics can be used to examine viral spread within and between wild or domestic bird populations at various geographical scales, identify factors associated with virus dispersal, and determine the order and timing of virus lineage movement between geographic regions or poultry production systems. We discuss factors that can complicate the interpretation of phylodynamic results and identify how future methodological developments could contribute to improved control of the virus.
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- L Carnegie
- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hatfield, UK
- Université de Lyon, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA, Marcy l'Etoile, France
- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA, Saint Genes Champanelle, France
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hatfield, UK
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Zhao Q, Devries JH, Clark RG, Weegman MD. Causes and consequences of demography in continent-scale, full-annual-cycle population dynamics under global change. Glob Ecol Conserv 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Teitelbaum CS, Casazza ML, McDuie F, De La Cruz SEW, Overton CT, Hall LA, Matchett EL, Ackerman JT, Sullivan JD, Ramey AM, Prosser DJ. Waterfowl recently infected with low pathogenic avian influenza exhibit reduced local movement and delayed migration. Ecosphere 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Claire S. Teitelbaum
- Akima Systems Engineering Herndon Virginia USA
- Contractor to U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center Laurel Maryland USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station Dixon California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station Dixon California USA
- San Jose State University Research Foundation Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Moss Landing California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station Moffett Field California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station Dixon California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station Moffett Field California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station Dixon California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station Dixon California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center Laurel Maryland USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center Anchorage Alaska USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center Laurel Maryland USA
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Ramey AM, Hill NJ, DeLiberto TJ, Gibbs SEJ, Camille Hopkins M, Lang AS, Poulson RL, Prosser DJ, Sleeman JM, Stallknecht DE, Wan X. Highly pathogenic avian influenza is an emerging disease threat to wild birds in North America. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Andrew M. Ramey
- U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center 4210 University Drive Anchorage AK 99508 USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease & Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Tufts University 200 Westboro Road North Grafton MA 01536 USA
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- National Wildlife Disease Program, Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 4101 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins CO 80521 USA
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- Wildlife Health Office Natural Resource Program Center, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 16450 NW 31st Place Chiefland FL 32626 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 300 (Room 4A100F) Reston VA 20192 USA
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- Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland 232 Elizabeth Avenue St. John's Newfoundland A1B 3X9 Canada
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Georgia 589 D.W. Brooks Drive Athens GA 30602 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge 12100 Beech Forest Road Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center 6006 Schroeder Road Madison WI 53711 USA
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Georgia 589 D.W. Brooks Drive Athens GA 30602 USA
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- Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases (CIEID), Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bond Life Sciences Center, Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science University of Missouri Columbia MO 65211 USA
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Mackell DA, Casazza ML, Overton CT, Donnelly JP, Olson D, McDuie F, Ackerman JT, Eadie JM. Migration stopover ecology of Cinnamon Teal in western North America. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:14056-14069. [PMID: 34707839 PMCID: PMC8525093 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Identifying migration routes and fall stopover sites of Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera septentrionalium) can provide a spatial guide to management and conservation efforts, and address vulnerabilities in wetland networks that support migratory waterbirds. Using high spatiotemporal resolution GPS-GSM transmitters, we analyzed 61 fall migration tracks across western North America during our three-year study (2017-2019). We marked Cinnamon Teal primarily during spring/summer in important breeding and molting regions across seven states (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada). We assessed fall migration routes and timing, detected 186 fall stopover sites, and identified specific North American ecoregions where sites were located. We classified underlying land cover for each stopover site and measured habitat selection for 12 land cover types within each ecoregion. Cinnamon Teal selected a variety of flooded habitats including natural, riparian, tidal, and managed wetlands; wet agriculture (including irrigation ditches, flooded fields, and stock ponds); wastewater sites; and golf and urban ponds. Wet agriculture was the most used habitat type (29.8% of stopover locations), and over 72% of stopover locations were on private land. Relatively scarce habitats such as wastewater ponds, tidal marsh, and golf and urban ponds were highly selected in specific ecoregions. In contrast, dry non-habitat across all ecoregions, and dry agriculture in the Cold Deserts and Mediterranean California ecoregions, was consistently avoided. Resources used by Cinnamon Teal often reflected wetland availability across the west and emphasize their adaptability to dynamic resource conditions in arid landscapes. Our results provide much needed information on spatial and temporal resource use by Cinnamon Teal during migration and indicate important wetland habitats for migrating waterfowl in the western United States.
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- U.S. Geological SurveyWestern Ecological Research CenterDixonCAUSA
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- Intermountain West Joint Venture – U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceMissoulaMTUSA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Migratory BirdsDenverCOUSA
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- U.S. Geological SurveyWestern Ecological Research CenterDixonCAUSA
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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Ballard DC, Jones OE, Janke AK. Factors Affecting Wetland Use by Spring Migrating Ducks in the Southern Prairie Pothole Region. J Wildl Manage 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Derek C. Ballard
- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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Donnelly JP, King SL, Knetter J, Gammonley JH, Dreitz VJ, Grisham BA, Nowak MC, Collins DP. Migration efficiency sustains connectivity across agroecological networks supporting sandhill crane migration. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- J. Patrick Donnelly
- Intermountain West Joint Venture ‐ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program Missoula Montana USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USA
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- Idaho Department of Fish and Game Boise Idaho USA
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- Wildlife Biology Program Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences Avian Science Center W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation University of Montana Missoula Montana USA
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- Department of Natural Resources Management Texas Tech University Lubbock Texas USA
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- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area La Grande Oregon USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 Migratory Bird Office Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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Mezebish TD, Olsen GH, Goodman M, Rohwer FC, McConnell MD. Winter Survival of Female Ring‐Necked Ducks in the Southern Atlantic Flyway. J Wildl Manage 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tori D. Mezebish
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia 180 E Green Street Athens GA 30602 USA
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- USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 12302 Beech Forest Road Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- Elmwood Park Zoo 1661 Harding Boulevard Norristown PA 19401 USA
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- Delta Waterfowl Foundation 1412 Basin Avenue Bismarck ND 58504 USA
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- College of Forest Resources Mississippi State University 775 Stone Boulevard Mississippi State MS 39762 USA
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Ramey AM, Reeves AB. Ecology of Influenza A Viruses in Wild Birds and Wetlands of Alaska. Avian Dis 2020; 64:109-122. [PMID: 32550610 DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086-64.2.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Alaska represents a globally important region for the ecology of avian-origin influenza A viruses (IAVs) given the expansive wetlands in this region, which serve as habitat for numerous hosts of IAVs that disperse among four continents during the annual cycle. Extensive sampling of wild birds for IAVs in Alaska since 1991 has greatly extended inference regarding intercontinental viral exchange between North America and East Asia and the importance of Beringian endemic species to IAV ecology within this region. Data on IAVs in aquatic birds inhabiting Alaska have also been useful for helping to establish global patterns of prevalence in wild birds and viral dispersal across the landscape. In this review, we summarize the main findings from investigations of IAVs in wild birds and wetlands of Alaska with the aim of providing readers with an understanding of viral ecology within this region. More specifically, we review viral detections, evidence of IAV exposure, and genetic characterization of isolates derived from wild bird samples collected in Alaska by host taxonomy. Additionally, we provide a short overview of wetland complexes within Alaska that may be important to IAV ecology at the continental scale.
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- Andrew M Ramey
- U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK 99508,
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK 99508
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Willie M, Esler D, Boyd WS, Bowman T, Schamber J, Thompson J. Annual Winter Site Fidelity of Barrow's Goldeneyes in the Pacific. J Wildl Manage 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Megan Willie
- Canadian Wildlife ServiceEnvironment and Climate Change Canada 5421 Robertson Road Delta BC V4K 3N2 Canada
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- U.S. Geological SurveyAlaska Science Center 4210 University Drive Anchorage AK 99508 USA
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- Science and Technology BranchEnvironment and Climate Change Canada 5421 Robertson Road Delta BC V4K 3N2 Canada
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1011 East Tudor Road Anchorage AK 99503 USA
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- Alaska Department of Fish and Game 525 67th Avenue Anchorage AK 99518 USA
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Brasher MG, Giocomo JJ, Azure DA, Bartuszevige AM, Flaspohler ME, Harrigal DE, Olson BW, Pitre JM, Renner RW, Stephens SE, Vest JL. The history and importance of private lands for North American waterfowl conservation. WILDLIFE SOC B 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture 1141 Renaissance Trail Round Rock TX 78665 USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 39650 Sand Lake Drive Columbia SD 57433 USA
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- Playa Lakes Joint Venture 2675 Northpark Drive, Suite 208 Lafayette CO 80026 USA
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- Folk Land Management 3515 White Hall Road Green Pond SC 29446 USA
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- California Department of Fish and Wildlife 1812 Ninth Street Sacramento CA 95811 USA
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- U.S. Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service 3737 Government Street Alexandria LA 71302 USA
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- Ducks Unlimited Canada 1 Mallard Bay at Highway 220 Stonewall MB R0C 2Z0 Canada
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- Intermountain West Joint Venture 1001 South Higgins Avenue Missoula MT 59807 USA
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Donnelly JP, Naugle DE, Collins DP, Dugger BD, Allred BW, Tack JD, Dreitz VJ. Synchronizing conservation to seasonal wetland hydrology and waterbird migration in semi‐arid landscapes. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- J. Patrick Donnelly
- Intermountain West Joint Venture Missoula Montana USA
- Division of Migratory Birds United States Fish and Wildlife Service Missoula Montana USA
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- Wildlife Biology Program, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation University of Montana Missoula Montana USA
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- United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region Migratory Bird Program Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon USA
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- W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation University of Montana Missoula Montana USA
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- Habitat and Population Evaluation Team United State Fish and Wildlife Service Missoula Montana USA
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- Avian Science Center Wildlife Biology Program WA Franke College of Forestry and Conservation University of Montana Missoula Montana USA
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Ramey AM, Reeves AB, Donnelly T, Poulson RL, Stallknecht DE. Introduction of Eurasian-Origin Influenza A(H8N4) Virus into North America by Migratory Birds. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 24:1950-1953. [PMID: 30226185 PMCID: PMC6154152 DOI: 10.3201/eid2410.180447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We identified a Eurasian-origin influenza A(H8N4) virus in North America by sampling wild birds in western Alaska, USA. Evidence for repeated introductions of influenza A viruses into North America by migratory birds suggests that intercontinental dispersal might not be exceedingly rare and that our understanding of viral establishment is incomplete.
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Okamura B, Hartikainen H, Trew J. Waterbird-Mediated Dispersal and Freshwater Biodiversity: General Insights From Bryozoans. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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McDuie F, Casazza ML, Overton CT, Herzog MP, Hartman CA, Peterson SH, Feldheim CL, Ackerman JT. GPS tracking data reveals daily spatio-temporal movement patterns of waterfowl. MOVEMENT ECOLOGY 2019; 7:6. [PMID: 30834128 PMCID: PMC6388499 DOI: 10.1186/s40462-019-0146-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spatio-temporal patterns of movement can characterize relationships between organisms and their surroundings, and address gaps in our understanding of species ecology, activity budgets, bioenergetics, and habitat resource management. Highly mobile waterfowl, which can exploit resources over large spatial extents, are excellent models to understand relationships between movements and resource usage, landscape interactions and specific habitat needs. METHODS We tracked 3 species of dabbling ducks with GPS-GSM transmitters in 2015-17 to examine fine-scale movement patterns over 24 h periods (30 min interval), dividing movement pathways into temporally continuous segments and spatially contiguous patches. We quantified distances moved, area used and time allocated across the day, using linear and generalized linear mixed models. We investigated behavior through relationships between these variables. RESULTS Movements and space-use were small, and varied by species, sex and season. Gadwall (Mareca strepera) generally moved least (FFDs: 0.5-0.7 km), but their larger foraging patches resulted from longer within-area movements. Pintails (Anas acuta) moved most, were more likely to conduct flights > 300 m, had FFDs of 0.8-1.1 km, used more segments and patches per day that they revisited more frequently, resulting in the longest daily total movements. Females and males differed only during the post-hunt season when females moved more. 23.6% of track segments were short duration (1-2 locations), approximately 1/3 more than would be expected if they occurred randomly, and were more dispersed in the landscape than longer segments. Distance moved in 30 min shortened as segment duration increased, likely reflecting phases of non-movement captured within segments. CONCLUSIONS Pacific Flyway ducks spend the majority of time using smaller foraging and resting areas than expected or previously reported, implying that foraging areas may be highly localized, and nutrients obtainable from smaller areas. Additionally, movement reductions over time demonstrates behavioral adjustments that represent divergent energetic demands, the detection of which is a key advantage of higher frequency data. Ducks likely use less energy for movement than currently predicted and management, including distribution and configuration of essential habitat, may require reconsideration. Our study illustrates how fine-scale movement data from tracking help understand and inform various other fields of research.
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- Fiona McDuie
- San Jose State University Research Foundation, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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- California Department of Water Resources, Suisun Marsh Program, 3500 Industrial Blvd, #131, West Sacramento, 95691 CA USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620 USA
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Sullivan JD, Takekawa JY, Spragens KA, Newman SH, Xiao X, Leader PJ, Smith B, Prosser DJ. Waterfowl Spring Migratory Behavior and Avian Influenza Transmission Risk in the Changing Landscape of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Front Ecol Evol 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pollander KM, Little AR, Hinton JW, Byrne ME, Balkcom GD, Chamberlain MJ. Seasonal habitat selection and movements by mottled ducks. J Wildl Manage 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kaylee M. Pollander
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural ResourcesUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural ResourcesUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural ResourcesUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USA
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- School of Natural ResourcesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO65211USA
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- Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesWildlife Resources DivisionFort ValleyGA31030USA
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O’Neal BJ, Stafford JD, Larkin RP, Michel ES. The effect of weather on the decision to migrate from stopover sites by autumn-migrating ducks. MOVEMENT ECOLOGY 2018; 6:23. [PMID: 30505448 PMCID: PMC6257954 DOI: 10.1186/s40462-018-0141-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous investigations of autumn-migrating ducks have reported weak connections between weather conditions and the decision to migrate from stopover sites. We leveraged relatively new weather surveillance radar technology to remotely detect departures of discrete groups of various species of migratory dabbling ducks (Anatidae) in autumn to more directly assess the effect of specific weather conditions on departure from discrete stopover sites. METHODS Using radar data collected over fifteen years (1995-2009), we documented a consistent phenomenon where a single, identifiable group departed from our study area on 30% of days during the autumn study period, and no ducks departed on the other days. We gathered weather variables from nearby stations and used them to develop competing models to explain temporal patterns of departure versus non-departure to better understand the potential mechanisms associated with binomial patterns of departures. RESULTS The best approximating model of departure probability was our integrated model, which included variables accounting for wind aloft direction favorable for departure (i.e., tailwind), absence of precipitation, and a partially or completely clear sky. The integrated model accounted for all model weight in the candidate set and explained 55% of the variation in departure probability. Estimated probability of departure was 0.76 after parameterizing the best model with favorable conditions for all covariates. CONCLUSIONS Our results contrasted those of previous studies of autumn duck migration as a small set of simplistic, extrinsic conditions substantially influenced departure decision.
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- Benjamin J. O’Neal
- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL USA
- Present address: Franklin College, Franklin, IN USA
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- Frank C. Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center, Illinois Natural History Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Havana, IL USA
- Present address: U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL USA
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- Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD USA
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Schummer ML, Afton AD, Badzinski SS, Petrie SA, Olsen GH, Mitchell MA. Evaluating the waterfowl breeding population and habitat survey for scaup. J Wildl Manage 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Michael L. Schummer
- Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Program/Bird Studies Canada; Port Rowan ON N0E 1M0 Canada
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service; Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 Canada
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- U.S Geological Survey; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine; University of Illinois; Urbana IL 61802 USA
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Kwon JH, Lee DH, Swayne DE, Noh JY, Yuk SS, Jeong S, Lee SH, Woo C, Shin JH, Song CS. Experimental infection of H5N1 and H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Northern Pintail (Anas acuta). Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 65:1367-1371. [PMID: 29726612 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The wide geographic spread of Eurasian Goose/Guangdong lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4 viruses by wild birds is of great concern. In December 2014, an H5N8 HPAI clade 2.3.4.4 Group A (2.3.4.4A) virus was introduced to North America. Long-distance migratory wild aquatic birds between East Asia and North America, such as Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), were strongly suspected of being a source of intercontinental transmission. In this study, we evaluated the pathogenicity, infectivity and transmissibility of an H5N8 HPAI clade 2.3.4.4A virus in Northern Pintails and compared the results to that of an H5N1 HPAI clade 2.3.2.1 virus. All of Northern Pintails infected with either H5N1 or H5N8 virus lacked clinical signs and mortality, but the H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 virus was more efficient at replicating within and transmitting between Northern Pintails than the H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1 virus. The H5N8-infected birds shed high titre of viruses from oropharynx and cloaca, which in the field supported virus transmission and spread. This study highlights the role of wild waterfowl in the intercontinental spread of some HPAI viruses. Migratory aquatic birds should be carefully monitored for the early detection of H5 clade 2.3.4.4 and other HPAI viruses.
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- J-H Kwon
- Avian Diseases Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, USA
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- Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, USA
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- Avian Diseases Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Avian Diseases Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Avian Diseases Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Avian Diseases Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Korea
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- Avian Diseases Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Reeves AB, Hall JS, Poulson RL, Donnelly T, Stallknecht DE, Ramey AM. Influenza A virus recovery, diversity, and intercontinental exchange: A multi-year assessment of wild bird sampling at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195327. [PMID: 29621333 PMCID: PMC5950690 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Western Alaska is a potential point-of-entry for foreign-origin influenza A viruses (IAVs) into North America via migratory birds. We sampled waterfowl and gulls for IAVs at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in western Alaska, USA, during late summer and autumn months of 2011-2015, to evaluate the abundance and diversity of viruses at this site. We collected 4842 samples across five years from 25 species of wild birds resulting in the recovery, isolation, and sequencing of 172 IAVs. With the intent of optimizing sampling efficiencies, we used information derived from this multi-year effort to: 1) evaluate from which species we consistently recover viruses, 2) describe viral subtypes of isolates by host species and year, 3) characterize viral gene segment sequence diversity with respect to host species, and assess potential differences in the viral lineages among the host groups, and 4) examine how evidence of intercontinental exchange of IAVs relates to host species. We consistently recovered viruses from dabbling ducks (Anas spp.), emperor geese (Chen canagica) and glaucous-winged gulls (Larus glaucescens). There was little evidence for differences in viral subtypes and diversity from different waterfowl hosts, however subtypes and viral diversity varied between waterfowl host groups and glaucous-winged gulls. Furthermore, higher proportions of viral sequences from northern pintails (Anas acuta), emperor geese and glaucous-winged gulls were grouped in phylogenetic clades that included IAV sequences originating from wild birds sampled in Asia as compared to non-pintail dabbling ducks, a difference that may be related to intercontinental migratory tendencies of host species. Our summary of research and surveillance efforts at Izembek NWR will assist in future prioritization of which hosts to sample and swab types to collect in Alaska and elsewhere in order to maximize isolate recovery, subtype and sequence diversity for resultant viruses, and detection of evidence for intercontinental viral exchange.
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- Andrew B. Reeves
- United States Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- * E-mail: (ABR); (AMR)
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- United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- United States Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- United States Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- * E-mail: (ABR); (AMR)
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Ramey AM, DeLiberto TJ, Berhane Y, Swayne DE, Stallknecht DE. Lessons learned from research and surveillance directed at highly pathogenic influenza A viruses in wild birds inhabiting North America. Virology 2018; 518:55-63. [PMID: 29453059 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Following detections of highly pathogenic (HP) influenza A viruses (IAVs) in wild birds inhabiting East Asia after the turn of the millennium, the intensity of sampling of wild birds for IAVs increased throughout much of North America. The objectives for many research and surveillance efforts were directed towards detecting Eurasian origin HP IAVs and understanding the potential of such viruses to be maintained and dispersed by wild birds. In this review, we highlight five important lessons learned from research and surveillance directed at HP IAVs in wild birds inhabiting North America: (1) Wild birds may disperse IAVs between North America and adjacent regions via migration, (2) HP IAVs can be introduced to wild birds in North America, (3) HP IAVs may cross the wild bird-poultry interface in North America, (4) The probability of encountering and detecting a specific virus may be low, and (5) Population immunity of wild birds may influence HP IAV outbreaks in North America. We review empirical support derived from research and surveillance efforts for each lesson learned and, furthermore, identify implications for future surveillance efforts, biosecurity, and population health. We conclude our review by identifying five additional areas in which we think future mechanistic research relative to IAVs in wild birds in North America are likely to lead to other important lessons learned in the years ahead.
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- Andrew M Ramey
- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
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- National Wildlife Disease Program, Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 3M4; Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research Unit, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, USA
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Farmer JA, Webb EB, Pierce RA, Bradley KW. Evaluating the potential for weed seed dispersal based on waterfowl consumption and seed viability. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:2592-2603. [PMID: 28837262 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Migratory waterfowl have often been implicated in the movement of troublesome agronomic and wetland weed species. However, minimal research has been conducted to investigate the dispersal of agronomically important weed species by waterfowl. The two objectives for this project were to determine what weed species are being consumed by ducks and snow geese, and to determine the recovery rate and viability of 13 agronomic weed species after passage through a duck's digestive system. RESULTS Seed recovered from digestive tracts of 526 ducks and geese harvested during a 2-year field study had 35 020 plants emerge. A greater variety of plant species emerged from ducks each year (47 and 31 species) compared to geese (11 and 3 species). Viable seed from 11 of 13 weed species fed to ducks in a controlled feeding study were recovered. Viability rate and gut retention times indicated potential dispersal up to 2900 km from the source depending on seed characteristics and variability in waterfowl dispersal distances. CONCLUSIONS Study results confirm that waterfowl are consuming seeds from a variety of agronomically important weed species, including Palmer amaranth, which can remain viable after passage through digestive tracts and have potential to be dispersed over long distances by waterfowl. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jaime A Farmer
- Division of Plant Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Fisheries and Wildlife Division, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Plant Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Surveillance for highly pathogenic influenza A viruses in California during 2014-2015 provides insights into viral evolutionary pathways and the spatiotemporal extent of viruses in the Pacific Americas Flyway. Emerg Microbes Infect 2017; 6:e80. [PMID: 28874792 PMCID: PMC5625317 DOI: 10.1038/emi.2017.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We used surveillance data collected in California before, concurrent with, and subsequent to an outbreak of highly pathogenic (HP) clade 2.3.4.4 influenza A viruses (IAVs) in 2014–2015 to (i) evaluate IAV prevalence in waterfowl, (ii) assess the evidence for spill-over infections in marine mammals and (iii) genetically characterize low-pathogenic (LP) and HP IAVs to refine inference on the spatiotemporal extent of HP genome constellations and to evaluate possible evolutionary pathways. We screened samples from 1496 waterfowl and 1142 marine mammals collected from April 2014 to August 2015 and detected IAV RNA in 159 samples collected from birds (n=157) and pinnipeds (n=2). HP IAV RNA was identified in three samples originating from American wigeon (Anas americana). Genetic sequence data were generated for a clade 2.3.4.4 HP IAV-positive diagnostic sample and 57 LP IAV isolates. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that the HP IAV was a reassortant H5N8 virus with gene segments closely related to LP IAVs detected in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) sampled in California and other IAVs detected in wild birds sampled within the Pacific Americas Flyway. In addition, our analysis provided support for common ancestry between LP IAVs recovered from waterfowl sampled in California and gene segments of reassortant HP H5N1 IAVs detected in British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA. Our investigation provides evidence that waterfowl are likely to have played a role in the evolution of reassortant HP IAVs in the Pacific Americas Flyway during 2014–2015, whereas we did not find support for spill-over infections in potential pinniped hosts.
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Anderson MG, Alisauskas RT, Batt BDJ, Blohm RJ, Higgins KF, Perry MC, Ringelman JK, Sedinger JS, Serie JR, Sharp DE, Trauger DL, Williams CK. The migratory bird treaty and a century of waterfowl conservation. J Wildl Manage 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Michael G. Anderson
- Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research; Ducks Unlimited Canada; Stonewall MB R0C 2Z0 Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada; Prairie and Northern Research Center; 115 Perimeter Road Saskatoon SK S7N 0X4 Canada
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Bowie MD 20715 USA
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- USGS SD Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit; South Dakota State University; Brookings SD 57007 USA
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- USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; 12100 Beech Forest Road Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- Natural Resources and Environmental Science; University of Nevada Reno; Reno NV 89557 USA
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Easton MD 21601 USA
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Littleton CO 80127 USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Marine on Saint Croix; MN 55047 USA
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Schmaljohann H, Eikenaar C. How do energy stores and changes in these affect departure decisions by migratory birds? A critical view on stopover ecology studies and some future perspectives. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2017; 203:411-429. [PMID: 28332031 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-017-1166-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In birds, accumulating energy is far slower than spending energy during flight. During migration, birds spend, therefore, most of the time at stopover refueling energy used during the previous flight. This elucidates why current energy stores and actual rate of accumulating energy are likely crucial factors influencing bird's decision when to resume migration in addition to other intrinsic (sex, age) and extrinsic (predation, weather) factors modulating the decision within the innate migration program. After first summarizing how energy stores and stopover durations are generally determined, we critically review that high-energy stores and low rates of accumulating energy were significantly related to high departure probabilities in several bird groups. There are, however, also many studies showing no effect at all. Recent radio-tracking studies highlighted that migrants leave a site either to resume migration or to search for a better stopover location, so-called "landscape movements". Erroneously treating such movements as departures increases the likelihood of type II errors which might mistakenly suggest no effect of either trait on departure. Furthermore, we propose that energy loss during the previous migratory flight in relation to bird's current energy stores and migration strategy significantly affects its urge to refuel and hence its departure decision.
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- Heiko Schmaljohann
- Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, 26386, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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- Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, 26386, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Jena A. Moon
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 1035 Buccaneer Drive Winnie TX 77665 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture; Stephen F. Austin State University; 419 East College Street Nacogdoches TX 75962 USA
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Finger TA, Afton AD, Schummer ML, Petrie SA, Badzinski SS, Johnson MA, Szymanski ML, Jacobs KJ, Olsen GH, Mitchell MA. Environmental factors influence lesser scaup migration chronology and population monitoring. J Wildl Manage 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Taylor A. Finger
- Department of Biology; Western University; London ON N6A 5B7 Canada
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Department of Biology; Western University; London ON N6A 3K7 Canada
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine; University of Illinois; Urbana IL 61802 USA
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Hill NJ, Runstadler JA. A Bird's Eye View of Influenza A Virus Transmission: Challenges with Characterizing Both Sides of a Co-Evolutionary Dynamic. Integr Comp Biol 2016; 56:304-16. [PMID: 27252222 PMCID: PMC5964799 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icw055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In nature, wild birds and influenza A viruses (IAV) are continually co-evolving, locked into a back-and-forth of resistance and conquest that has approached a stable equilibrium over time. This co-evolutionary relationship between bird host and IAV may appear stable at the organismal level, but is highly dynamic at the molecular level manifesting in a constant trade-off between transmissibility and virulence of the virus. Characterizing both sides of the host-virus dynamic has presented a challenge for ecologists and virologists alike, despite the potential for this approach to provide insights into which conditions destabilize the equilibrium state resulting in outbreaks or mortality of hosts in extreme cases. The use of different methods that are either host-centric or virus-centric has made it difficult to reconcile the disparate fields of host ecology and virology for investigating and ultimately predicting wild bird-mediated transmission of IAV. This review distills some of the key lessons learned from virological and ecological studies and explores the promises and pitfalls of both approaches. Ultimately, reconciling ecological and virological approaches hinges on integrating scales for measuring host-virus interactions. We argue that prospects for finding common scales for measuring wild bird-influenza dynamics are improving due to advances in genomic sequencing, host-tracking technology and remote sensing data, with the unit of time (months, year, or seasons) providing a starting point for crossover.
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- Nichola J Hill
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Comparative Medicine & Department of Biological Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge 02139
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Comparative Medicine & Department of Biological Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge 02139
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Ramey AM, Reed JA, Walther P, Link P, Schmutz JA, Douglas DC, Stallknecht DE, Soos C. Evidence for the exchange of blood parasites between North America and the Neotropics in blue-winged teal (Anas discors). Parasitol Res 2016; 115:3923-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5159-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ramey AM, Reeves AB, TeSlaa JL, Nashold S, Donnelly T, Bahl J, Hall JS. Evidence for common ancestry among viruses isolated from wild birds in Beringia and highly pathogenic intercontinental reassortant H5N1 and H5N2 influenza A viruses. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 40:176-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Costea M, Stefanović S, García MA, De La Cruz S, Casazza ML, Green AJ. Waterfowl endozoochory: An overlooked long-distance dispersal mode for Cuscuta (dodder). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2016; 103:957-962. [PMID: 27208362 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY Dispersal of parasitic Cuscuta species (dodders) worldwide has been assumed to be largely anthropomorphic because their seeds do not match any previously known dispersal syndrome and no natural dispersal vectors have been reliably documented. However, the genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution and recent phylogeographic results have indicated that at least18 historical cases of long-distance dispersal (LDD) have occurred during its evolution. The objective of this study is to report the first LDD biological vector for Cuscuta seeds. METHODS Twelve northern pintails (Anas acuta) were collected from Suisun Marsh, California and the contents of their lowest part of the large intestine (rectum) were extracted and analyzed. Seed identification was done both morphologically and using a molecular approach. Extracted seeds were tested for germination and compared to seeds not subjected to gut passage to determine the extent of structural changes caused to the seed coat by passing through the digestive tract. KEY RESULTS Four hundred and twenty dodder seeds were found in the rectum of four northern pintails. From these, 411 seeds were identified as Cuscuta campestris and nine as most likely C. pacifica. The germination rate of C. campestris seeds after gut passage was 55%. Structural changes caused by the gut passage in both species were similar to those caused by an acid scarification. CONCLUSIONS Endozoochory by waterbirds may explain the historical LDD cases in the evolution of Cuscuta. This also suggests that current border quarantine measures may be insufficient to stopping spreading of dodder pests along migratory flyways.
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- Mihai Costea
- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, 505 Azuar Drive, Vallejo, California 94592 .SA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Dixon, California 95620 .SA
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- Wetland Ecology Department, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Sevilla 41092 Spain
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Davenport LC, Goodenough KS, Haugaasen T. Birds of Two Oceans? Trans-Andean and Divergent Migration of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger cinerascens) from the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0144994. [PMID: 26760301 PMCID: PMC4719220 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Seasonal flooding compels some birds that breed in aquatic habitats in Amazonia to undertake annual migrations, yet we know little about how the complex landscape of the Amazon region is used seasonally by these species. The possibility of trans-Andes migration for Amazonian breeding birds has largely been discounted given the high geographic barrier posed by the Andean Cordillera and the desert habitat along much of the Pacific Coast. Here we demonstrate a trans-Andes route for Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger cinerascens) breeding on the Manu River (in the lowlands of Manu National Park, Perú), as well as divergent movement patterns both regionally and across the continent. Of eight skimmers tracked with satellite telemetry, three provided data on their outbound migrations, with two crossing the high Peruvian Andes to the Pacific. A third traveled over 1800 km to the southeast before transmissions ended in eastern Paraguay. One of the two trans-Andean migrants demonstrated a full round-trip migration back to its tagging location after traveling down the Pacific Coast from latitude 9° South to latitude 37° S, spending the austral summer in the Gulf of Arauco, Chile. This is the first documentation of a trans-Andes migration observed for any bird breeding in lowland Amazonia. To our knowledge, this research also documents the first example of a tropical-breeding waterbird migrating out of the tropics to spend the non-breeding season in the temperate summer, this being the reverse pattern with respect to seasonality for austral migrants in general.
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- Lisa C. Davenport
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Department of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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Barbaree BA, Reiter ME, Hickey CM, Page GW. Molt migration and migratory connectivity of the long‐billed dowitcher. J Wildl Manage 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.1006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Blake A. Barbaree
- Point Blue Conservation Science3820 Cypress Drive #11PetalumaCA94954USA
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- Point Blue Conservation Science3820 Cypress Drive #11PetalumaCA94954USA
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- Point Blue Conservation Science3820 Cypress Drive #11PetalumaCA94954USA
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Prosser DJ, Palm EC, Takekawa JY, Zhao D, Xiao X, Li P, Liu Y, Newman SH. Movement analysis of free-grazing domestic ducks in Poyang Lake, China: a disease connection. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE : IJGIS 2015; 30:869-880. [PMID: 27695384 PMCID: PMC5042146 DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2015.1065496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Previous work suggests domestic poultry are important contributors to the emergence and transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza throughout Asia. In Poyang Lake, China, domestic duck production cycles are synchronized with arrival and departure of thousands of migratory wild birds in the area. During these periods, high densities of juvenile domestic ducks are in close proximity to migratory wild ducks, increasing the potential for the virus to be transmitted and subsequently disseminated via migration. In this paper, we use GPS dataloggers and dynamic Brownian bridge models to describe movements and habitat use of free-grazing domestic ducks in the Poyang Lake basin and identify specific areas that may have the highest risk of H5N1 transmission between domestic and wild birds. Specifically, we determine relative use by free-grazing domestic ducks of natural wetlands, which are the most heavily used areas by migratory wild ducks, and of rice paddies, which provide habitat for resident wild ducks and lower densities of migratory wild ducks. To our knowledge, this is the first movement study on domestic ducks, and our data show potential for free-grazing domestic ducks from farms located near natural wetlands to come in contact with wild waterfowl, thereby increasing the risk for disease transmission. This study provides an example of the importance of movement ecology studies in understanding dynamics such as disease transmission on a complicated landscape.
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- Diann J. Prosser
- U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, Vallejo, CA, USA
- Science Division, National Audubon Society, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Spatial Analysis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Spatial Analysis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
- Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Disease, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Ramey AM, Reeves AB, Sonsthagen SA, TeSlaa JL, Nashold S, Donnelly T, Casler B, Hall JS. Dispersal of H9N2 influenza A viruses between East Asia and North America by wild birds. Virology 2015; 482:79-83. [PMID: 25827532 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Samples were collected from wild birds in western Alaska to assess dispersal of influenza A viruses between East Asia and North America. Two isolates shared nearly identical nucleotide identity at eight genomic segments with H9N2 viruses isolated from China and South Korea providing evidence for intercontinental dispersal by migratory birds.
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- Andrew M Ramey
- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK, USA.
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- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, WI, USA
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- US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, WI, USA
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- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, P. O. Box 127, Cold Bay, AK, USA
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- US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, WI, USA
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Verhagen JH, van der Jeugd HP, Nolet BA, Slaterus R, Kharitonov SP, de Vries PP, Vuong O, Majoor F, Kuiken T, Fouchier RA. Wild bird surveillance around outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in the Netherlands, 2014, within the context of global flyways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20. [PMID: 25846491 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.12.21069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N8) viruses that emerged in poultry in east Asia since 2010 spread to Europe and North America by late 2014. Despite detections in migrating birds, the role of free-living wild birds in the global dispersal of H5N8 virus is unclear. Here, wild bird sampling activities in response to the H5N8 virus outbreaks in poultry in the Netherlands are summarised along with a review on ring recoveries. HPAI H5N8 virus was detected exclusively in two samples from ducks of the Eurasian wigeon species, among 4,018 birds sampled within a three months period from mid-November 2014. The H5N8 viruses isolated from wild birds in the Netherlands were genetically closely related to and had the same gene constellation as H5N8 viruses detected elsewhere in Europe, in Asia and in North America, suggesting a common origin. Ring recoveries of migratory duck species from which H5N8 viruses have been isolated overall provide evidence for indirect migratory connections between East Asia and Western Europe and between East Asia and North America. This study is useful for better understanding the role of wild birds in the global epidemiology of H5N8 viruses. The need for sampling large numbers of wild birds for the detection of H5N8 virus and H5N8-virus-specific antibodies in a variety of species globally is highlighted, with specific emphasis in north-eastern Europe, Russia and northern China.
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- J H Verhagen
- Erasmus MC, Department of Viroscience, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Ramey AM, Schmutz JA, Reed JA, Fujita G, Scotton BD, Casler B, Fleskes JP, Konishi K, Uchida K, Yabsley MJ. Evidence for intercontinental parasite exchange through molecular detection and characterization of haematozoa in northern pintails (Anas acuta) sampled throughout the North Pacific Basin. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE 2014; 4:11-21. [PMID: 25830100 PMCID: PMC4356736 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Northern pintails were sampled in Asia and North America and screened for haematozoa. Three parasite genera were detected among 878 samples (apparent prevalence 5–63%). Thirty-one unique parasite lineages were identified through genetic sequencing. Identical parasite lineages were identified on two continents. Results provide evidence for intercontinental genetic exchange of blood parasites.
Empirical evidence supports wild birds as playing a role in the interhemispheric exchange of bacteria and viruses; however, data supporting the redistribution of parasites among continents are limited. In this study, the hypothesis that migratory birds contribute to the redistribution of parasites between continents was tested by sampling northern pintails (Anas acuta) at locations throughout the North Pacific Basin in North America and East Asia for haemosporidian infections and assessing the genetic evidence for parasite exchange. Of 878 samples collected from birds in Alaska (USA), California (USA), and Hokkaido (Japan) during August 2011–May 2012 and screened for parasitic infections using molecular techniques, Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, and Plasmodium parasites were detected in 555 (63%), 44 (5%), and 52 (6%) samples, respectively. Using an occupancy modeling approach, the probability of detecting parasites via replicate genetic tests was estimated to be high (ρ > 0.95). Multi-model inference supported variation of Leucocytozoon parasite prevalence by northern pintail age class and geographic location of sampling in contrast to Haemoproteus and Plasmodium parasites for which there was only support for variation in parasite prevalence by sampling location. Thirty-one unique mitochondrial DNA haplotypes were detected among haematozoa infecting northern pintails including seven lineages shared between samples from North America and Japan. The finding of identical parasite haplotypes at widely distributed geographic locations and general lack of genetic structuring by continent in phylogenies for Leucocytozoon and Plasmodium provides evidence for intercontinental genetic exchange of haemosporidian parasites. Results suggest that migratory birds, including waterfowl, could therefore facilitate the introduction of avian malaria and other haemosporidia to novel hosts and spatially distant regions.
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- Andrew M Ramey
- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA ; Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 589 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA
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- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA
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- Laboratory of Biodiversity Science, University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Koyukuk-Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 287, Galena, Alaska 99641, USA
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 127, Cold Bay, Alaska 99571, USA
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- US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, California 95620, USA
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- Kutcharo Lake Waterfowl Observatory, Hamatombetsu, Esashi, Hokkaido 098-5739, Japan
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- Institute of Satoyama Natural History, Midori 1-11-11, Abiko City, Chiba 270-1153, Japan
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, 589 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA ; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, 180 East Green Street, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Peters JL, Winker K, Millam KC, Lavretsky P, Kulikova I, Wilson RE, Zhuravlev YN, McCracken KG. Mito-nuclear discord in six congeneric lineages of Holarctic ducks (genus Anas). Mol Ecol 2014; 23:2961-74. [PMID: 24854419 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Many species have Holarctic distributions that extend across Europe, Asia and North America. Most genetics research on these species has examined only mitochondrial (mt) DNA, which has revealed wide variance in divergence between Old World (OW) and New World (NW) populations, ranging from shallow, unstructured genealogies to deeply divergent lineages. In this study, we sequenced 20 nuclear introns to test for concordant patterns of OW-NW differentiation between mtDNA and nuclear (nu) DNA for six lineages of Holarctic ducks (genus Anas). Genetic differentiation for both marker types varied widely among these lineages (idiosyncratic population histories), but mtDNA and nuDNA divergence within lineages was not significantly correlated. Moreover, compared with the association between mtDNA and nuDNA divergence observed among different species, OW-NW nuDNA differentiation was generally lower than mtDNA divergence, at least for lineages with deeply divergent mtDNA. Furthermore, coalescent estimates indicated significantly higher rates of gene flow for nuDNA than mtDNA for four of the six lineages. Thus, Holarctic ducks show prominent mito-nuclear discord between OW and NW populations, and we reject differences in sorting rates as the sole cause of the within-species discord. Male-mediated intercontinental gene flow is likely a leading contributor to this discord, although selection could also cause increased mtDNA divergence relative to weak nuDNA differentiation. The population genetics of these ducks contribute to growing evidence that mtDNA can be an unreliable indicator of stage of speciation and that more holistic approaches are needed for species delimitation.
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- Jeffrey L Peters
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH, 45435, USA
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Kesler DC, Raedeke AH, Foggia JR, Beatty WS, Webb EB, Humburg DD, Naylor LW. Effects of satellite transmitters on captive and wild mallards. WILDLIFE SOC B 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Dylan C. Kesler
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences; University of Missouri; 1105 E Rollins Street Columbia MO 65211 USA
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- Missouri Department of Conservation; 3500 E Gans Road Columbia MO 65201 USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences; University of Missouri; 1105 E Rollins Street Columbia MO 65211 USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences; University of Missouri; 1105 E Rollins Street Columbia MO 65211 USA
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- United States Geological Survey; Missouri Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit; University of Missouri; 1105 E Rollins Street Columbia MO 65211 USA
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- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; 2 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock AR 72205 USA
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Hagy HM, Yetter AP, Stodola KW, Horath MM, Hine CS, Ward MP, Benson TJ, Smith RV, Stafford JD. Stopover duration of mallards during autumn in the Illinois River valley. J Wildl Manage 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Heath M. Hagy
- Illinois Natural History Survey; Forbes Biological Station-Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.O. Box 590 Havana IL 62644 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; Forbes Biological Station-Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.O. Box 590 Havana IL 62644 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1816 S. Oak Street Champaign IL 61820 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; Forbes Biological Station-Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.O. Box 590 Havana IL 62644 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; Forbes Biological Station-Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.O. Box 590 Havana IL 62644 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1816 S. Oak Street Champaign IL 61820 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1816 S. Oak Street Champaign IL 61820 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; Forbes Biological Station-Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.O. Box 590 Havana IL 62644 USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey; Forbes Biological Station-Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.O. Box 590 Havana IL 62644 USA
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Guillemain M, Pöysä H, Fox AD, Arzel C, Dessborn L, Ekroos J, Gunnarsson G, Holm TE, Christensen TK, Lehikoinen A, Mitchell C, Rintala J, Møller AP. Effects of climate change on European ducks: what do we know and what do we need to know? WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.2981/12-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Beatty WS, Kesler DC, Webb EB, Raedeke AH, Naylor LW, Humburg DD. Quantitative and qualitative approaches to identifying migration chronology in a continental migrant. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75673. [PMID: 24130732 PMCID: PMC3794004 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The degree to which extrinsic factors influence migration chronology in North American waterfowl has not been quantified, particularly for dabbling ducks. Previous studies have examined waterfowl migration using various methods, however, quantitative approaches to define avian migration chronology over broad spatio-temporal scales are limited, and the implications for using different approaches have not been assessed. We used movement data from 19 female adult mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) equipped with solar-powered global positioning system satellite transmitters to evaluate two individual level approaches for quantifying migration chronology. The first approach defined migration based on individual movements among geopolitical boundaries (state, provincial, international), whereas the second method modeled net displacement as a function of time using nonlinear models. Differences in migration chronologies identified by each of the approaches were examined with analysis of variance. The geopolitical method identified mean autumn migration midpoints at 15 November 2010 and 13 November 2011, whereas the net displacement method identified midpoints at 15 November 2010 and 14 November 2011. The mean midpoints for spring migration were 3 April 2011 and 20 March 2012 using the geopolitical method and 31 March 2011 and 22 March 2012 using the net displacement method. The duration, initiation date, midpoint, and termination date for both autumn and spring migration did not differ between the two individual level approaches. Although we did not detect differences in migration parameters between the different approaches, the net displacement metric offers broad potential to address questions in movement ecology for migrating species. Ultimately, an objective definition of migration chronology will allow researchers to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the extrinsic factors that drive migration at the individual and population levels. As a result, targeted conservation plans can be developed to support planning for habitat management and evaluation of long-term climate effects.
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- William S. Beatty
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Missouri Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit, United States Geological Survey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Ducks Unlimited, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Genetic diversity and mutation of avian paramyxovirus serotype 1 (Newcastle disease virus) in wild birds and evidence for intercontinental spread. Arch Virol 2013; 158:2495-503. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2013] [Accepted: 05/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Viana DS, Santamaría L, Michot TC, Figuerola J. Allometric Scaling of Long-Distance Seed Dispersal by Migratory Birds. Am Nat 2013; 181:649-62. [DOI: 10.1086/670025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Genetic Analysis of Avian Influenza Viruses: Cocirculation of Avian Influenza Viruses with Allele A and B Nonstructural Gene in Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Ducks Wintering in Japan. INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2012; 2012:847505. [PMID: 23320157 PMCID: PMC3540751 DOI: 10.1155/2012/847505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The pandemic influenza virus strains of 1918 (H1N1), 1957 (H2N2), 1968 (H3N2), and 2009 (H1N1) have genes related to avian influenza viruses (AIVs). The nonstructural (NS) gene of AIVs plays a significant role in host-viral interaction. However, little is known about the degree of diversity of this gene in Northern pintail (Anas acuta) ducks wintering in Japan. This study describes characteristics of pintail-originated H1N1, H1N2, H1N3, H5N2, H5N3, H5N9, and H7N7 viruses. Most of the viruses were revealed to be avian strains and not related to pandemic and seasonal flu strains. Nevertheless, the NP genes of 62.5% (5/8) viruses were found closely related to a A/swine/Korea/C12/08, indicating exchange of genetic material and ongoing mammalian-linked evolution of AIVs. Besides, all the viruses, except Aomori/422/07 H1N1, contain PSIQSR∗GLF motif usually found in avian, porcine, and human H1 strains. The Aomori/422/07 H1N1 has a PSVQSR∗GLF motif identical to a North American strain. This findings linked to an important intercontinental, Asian-American biogeographical interface. Phylogenetically all the viruses were clustered in Eurasian lineage. Cocirculation of allele A and B (NS gene) viruses was evident in the study implying the existence of a wide reservoir of influenza A viruses in pintail wintering in Japan.
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Mapping wintering waterfowl distributions using weather surveillance radar. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41571. [PMID: 22911816 PMCID: PMC3402430 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The current network of weather surveillance radars within the United States readily detects flying birds and has proven to be a useful remote-sensing tool for ornithological study. Radar reflectivity measures serve as an index to bird density and have been used to quantitatively map landbird distributions during migratory stopover by sampling birds aloft at the onset of nocturnal migratory flights. Our objective was to further develop and validate a similar approach for mapping wintering waterfowl distributions using weather surveillance radar observations at the onset of evening flights. We evaluated data from the Sacramento, CA radar (KDAX) during winters 1998–1999 and 1999–2000. We determined an optimal sampling time by evaluating the accuracy and precision of radar observations at different times during the onset of evening flight relative to observed diurnal distributions of radio-marked birds on the ground. The mean time of evening flight initiation occurred 23 min after sunset with the strongest correlations between reflectivity and waterfowl density on the ground occurring almost immediately after flight initiation. Radar measures became more spatially homogeneous as evening flight progressed because birds dispersed from their departure locations. Radars effectively detected birds to a mean maximum range of 83 km during the first 20 min of evening flight. Using a sun elevation angle of −5° (28 min after sunset) as our optimal sampling time, we validated our approach using KDAX data and additional data from the Beale Air Force Base, CA (KBBX) radar during winter 1998–1999. Bias-adjusted radar reflectivity of waterfowl aloft was positively related to the observed diurnal density of radio-marked waterfowl locations on the ground. Thus, weather radars provide accurate measures of relative wintering waterfowl density that can be used to comprehensively map their distributions over large spatial extents.
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O'Neal BJ, Stafford JD, Larkin RP. Stopover duration of fall-migrating dabbling ducks. J Wildl Manage 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Genetic structure of Pacific Flyway avian influenza viruses is shaped by geographic location, host species, and sampling period. Virus Genes 2012; 44:415-28. [PMID: 22222690 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-011-0706-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The eight gene segments of avian influenza virus (AIV) reassort frequently and rapidly to generate novel genotypes and subtypes that are transmissible to a broad range of hosts. There is evidence that AIV can have a restricted host range and can segregate in space and time. Host-virus relationships at the species, geographic, and spatial scales have not been fully defined for AIV populations of the Pacific Flyway, particularly among the diverse waterfowl that occupy the Flyway in Alaska and California. Using the sequence analysis program Bayesian Tip-association Significance testing (BaTS) created for analysis of phylogeny-trait associations, we determined whether the genetic structure of Pacific Flyway AIVs sampled between 2006 and 2008 was influenced by the host species, geographic location of virus collection, and time of sampling. In posterior sets of trees, genetically similar viruses clustered by host species for thick-billed murres and glaucous gulls (order Charadriiformes), and for northern shovelers, northern pintails, and mallards (order Anseriformes). AIVs from Alaska and California were strongly spatially structured, clustering separately by region across all segments. The timing of sampling influenced the genetic structure of California AIV gene segments, possibly reflecting waves of host species movement into wintering areas. The strength of phylogeny-trait association varied by virus segment and by trait of interest, which we hypothesize is related to the frequent genetic reassortment and interspecies transmission in waterfowl.
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