Wildlife health and supplemental feeding: a review and management recommendations
Humans provide supplemental food to wildlife under many contexts, ranging from
professional feeding areas for game species to backyard bird feeders. Such resources …
professional feeding areas for game species to backyard bird feeders. Such resources …
Health hazards to wild birds and risk factors associated with anthropogenic food provisioning
B Lawson, RA Robinson, MP Toms… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Provision of supplementary food for wild birds at garden feeding stations is a common, large-
scale and year-round practice in multiple countries including Great Britain (GB). While these …
scale and year-round practice in multiple countries including Great Britain (GB). While these …
The PHA test reflects acquired T-cell mediated immunocompetence in birds
Background cological immunology requires techniques to reliably measure
immunocompetence in wild vertebrates. The PHA-skin test, involving subcutaneous injection …
immunocompetence in wild vertebrates. The PHA-skin test, involving subcutaneous injection …
The role of constraints and limitation in driving individual variation in immune response
Life history theory predicts that immunity should be plastic and reflect environmental
contexts. However, individual variation in immune investment may arise not just because of …
contexts. However, individual variation in immune investment may arise not just because of …
An introduction to ecological immunology
There has been a recent call for an Extended Synthesis in evolutionary biology (Pigliucci
2007). The Modern Synthe-sis, which united Mendelian and Darwinian ideas about genes …
2007). The Modern Synthe-sis, which united Mendelian and Darwinian ideas about genes …
House Finch Populations Differ in Early Inflammatory Signaling and Pathogen Tolerance at the Peak of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection
JS Adelman, L Kirkpatrick, JL Grodio… - The American …, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
Host individuals and populations often vary in their responses to infection, with direct
consequences for pathogen spread and evolution. While considerable work has focused on …
consequences for pathogen spread and evolution. While considerable work has focused on …
Disease dynamics in wild populations: modeling and estimation: a review
Abstract Models of infectious disease dynamics focus on describing the temporal and spatial
variations in disease prevalence, and on understanding the factors that affect how many …
variations in disease prevalence, and on understanding the factors that affect how many …
Social status, glucocorticoids, immune function, and health: can animal studies help us understand human socioeconomic-status-related health disparities?
SA Cavigelli, HS Chaudhry - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “Neuroendocrine-Immune Axis in Health and Disease.”
For humans in developed nations, socioeconomic status (SES)—relative income, education …
For humans in developed nations, socioeconomic status (SES)—relative income, education …
Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system
EL Sauer, C Connelly, W Perrine… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Host sex is an important source of heterogeneity in the severity of epidemics. Pinpointing the
mechanisms causing this heterogeneity can be difficult because differences in behaviour …
mechanisms causing this heterogeneity can be difficult because differences in behaviour …
Male quality, dominance rank, and mating success in free-ranging rhesus macaques
In social mammals, condition and health are important determinants of the ability of males to
achieve high dominance rank. Measures of individual condition are also predicted to affect …
achieve high dominance rank. Measures of individual condition are also predicted to affect …