Dynamics of disease : origins and ecology of avian cholera in the eastern Canadian arctic

Dynamics of disease : origins and ecology of avian cholera in the eastern Canadian arctic

Avian cholera, caused by infection with Pasteurella multocida, is an important infectious disease of wild birds in North America Since it was first confirmed in 2005, annual outbreaks of avian cholera have had a dramatic effect on common eiders on East Bay Island, Nunavut, one of the largest breedin...

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Other Authors: Soos, Catherine
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
avian cholera
Pasteurella multocida
Nunavut
northern common eider
Somateria mollissima borealis
disease reservoir
genetic diversity
carry-over effects
moult
feather corticosterone
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-10-2291

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http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-10-2291

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