The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

Penguins are important top consumers in marine food webs and are one of the most
threatened bird families, especially by climate change and food web alterations by marine …

Infectious diseases can cause considerable mortality in vertebrate populations, especially
when a new pathogen emerges. Quantifying the impact of diseases on wild populations and …

Diatoms generate nearly half of marine primary production and are comprised of a diverse
array of species that are often morphologically cryptic or difficult to identify using light …

Seasonal and annual climate variations are linked to fluctuations in the abundance and
distribution of resources, posing a significant challenge to animals that need to adjust their …

Pelagic seabirds are amongst the most threatened of all avian groups. They face a range of
immunological challenges which seem destined to increase due to environmental changes …

Two approaches have been classically used in disease ecology to estimate epidemiological
parameters from field studies: cross‐sectional sampling from unmarked individuals and …

Of the over 100 species in the genus Vibrio, approximately twelve are associated with
clinical disease, such as cholera and vibriosis. Crucially, eleven of those twelve, including …

The reduced species richness typical of oceanic islands provides an interesting
environmental setup to examine in natura the epidemiological dynamics of infectious agents …

Author affiliations: 1School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK; 2School of Life Sciences, Westlake University …