Whole-genome analyses reveal past population fluctuations and low genetic diversities of the North Pacific albatrosses

S Huynh, A Cloutier, G Chen, DTC Chan… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Throughout the Plio-Pleistocene, climate change has impacted tropical marine
ecosystems substantially, with even more severe impacts predicted in the Anthropocene …

Predator and scavenger movements among and within endangered seabird colonies: Opportunities for pathogen spread

A Gamble, R Bazire, K Delord… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The spatial structure of host communities is expected to constrain pathogen spread.
However, predators and/or scavengers may connect distant host (sub) populations when …

Seabird population changes following mammal eradication at oceanic Saint-Paul Island, Indian Ocean

C Barbraud, K Delord, F Le Bouard, R Harivel… - Journal for Nature …, 2021 - Elsevier
The eradication of invasive mammals on islands is important for protecting seabird
populations and insular ecosystems. However, the impacts of such eradications are …

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Pasteurella multocida Isolates from Seabirds

A Hashish, TJ Johnson, D Chundru… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pasteurella multocida is one of the major causes of mass mortalities in wild birds. Here, we
report the complete genome sequences of two P. multocida isolates from wild populations of …

[PDF][PDF] Genomic characterisation of a novel species of Erysipelothrix (E. amsterdamensis) associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds

J Zhong, M Medvecky, J Tornos, A Clessin… - … Journal of Systematic …, 2024 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Author affiliations: 1School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK; 2School of Life Sciences, Westlake University …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of ecologists to enhance our understanding of seabird health

MR WELLS, A PHILIPS, MA LEA… - Marine …, 2023 - marineornithology.org
Ecologists play a pivotal role in the detection and investigation of population changes in
seabirds and by doing so have significant potential to contribute to enhancing knowledge of …

Genomic characterisation of a novel species of Erysipelothrix associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds

J Zhong, M Medvecky, J Tornos, A Clessin, H Gantelet… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Infectious diseases threaten endangered species, particularly in small isolated populations.
Seabird populations on the remote Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean have been in …

[HTML][HTML] Four novel picornaviruses detected in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) in Chile

J Hayer, M Wille, A Font, M González-Aravena… - Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Members of the Picornaviridae family comprise a significant burden on the poultry industry,
causing diseases such as gastroenteritis and hepatitis. However, with the advent of …

Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis sp. nov., associated with mortalities among endangered seabirds

J Zhong, M Medvecky, J Tornos… - … of Systematic and …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Infectious diseases threaten endangered species, particularly in small isolated populations.
Seabird populations on the remote Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean have been in …

Herd immunity drives the epidemic fadeout of avian cholera in Arctic-nesting seabirds

JGB van Dijk, SA Iverson, HG Gilchrist, NJ Harms… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Avian cholera, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida, is a common and important
infectious disease of wild birds in North America. Between 2005 and 2012, avian cholera …