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

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Gamble, A. & Bazire, R. & Delord, K. & Barbraud, C. & Jaeger, A. & Gantelet, H. & Thibault, E. & Lebarbenchon, C. & Lagadec, E. & Tortosa, P. & Weimerskirch, H. & Thiebot, J. B. & Garnier, R. & Tornos, J. & Boulinier, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial structure of host communities is expected to constrain pathogen spread. However, predators and/or scavengers may connect distant host (sub...

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Review of leptospirosis carriage in rodents worldwide and identification of key host species and knowledge gaps in the Asian-Pacific region.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Sluydts, V. & Nyo Me Htwe & Pyai Phyo Maw & Siriwardana, S. & Sudarmaji & Singleton, G. R. & Jacob, J.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

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Ranging behaviour of badgers Meles meles vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette Guerin.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A. & Ham, C. & Jackson, S. Y. B. & Moyes, K. & Chapman, K. & Stratton, N. G. & Cartwright, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because biological systems are complex, management interventions occasionally have unintended adverse consequences. For example, attempts to control b...

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Estimating probabilities of active brucellosis infection in Yellowstone bison through quantitative serology and tissue culture.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Treanor, J. J. & Geremia, C. & Crowley, P. H. & Cox, J. J. & White, P. J. & Wallen, R. L. & Blanton, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease management along the boundaries of wildlife reserves is a growing conservation problem worldwide, as infected wildlife can migrate outside pro...

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Attempts to control tuberculosis in cattle by removing infected badgers: constraints imposed by live test sensitivity.

Published online: 18 Nov 1999

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Frost, S. D. W. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred in cattle in the UK, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) has culled badgers (Meles meles)...

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Wildlife-livestock conflict: the risk of pathogen transmission from bison to cattle outside Yellowstone National Park.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Kilpatrick, A. M. & Gillin, C. M. & Daszak, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between wildlife and domestic livestock have created conflict for centuries because of pathogen transmission, competition for space and f...

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Evil and allies: opportunistic gulls as both spreaders and sentinels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in human-transformed landscapes.

Published online: 10 Dec 2024

Authors: Martín-Vélez, V. & Montalvo, T. & Giralt, D. & Ramírez, F. & Giménez, J. & Morral-Puigmal, C. & Planell, R. & Sabate, S. & Bota, G. & Navarro, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-transformed residuals, especially those derived from human waste (dumps), farmland, and livestock are involved in the emergence of antibiotic-re...

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Introduced plague lessens the effects of an herbivorous rodent on grassland vegetation.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Hartley, L. M. & Detling, J. K. & Savage, L. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plague, introduced from Eurasia around 1900, today affects many animal species in the western part of North America, including black-tailed prairie do...

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Spatio-temporal overlap between Yellowstone bison and elk - implications of wolf restoration and other factors for brucellosis transmission risk.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Proffitt, K. M. & White, P. J. & Garrott, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, bison Bison bison and elk Cervus canadensis nelsoni act as hosts for Brucella abortus. The presence of B. abortu...

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Efficacy of a probiotic bacterium to treat bats affected by the disease white-nose syndrome.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Cheng, T. L. & Mayberry, H. & McGuire, L. P. & Hoyt, J. R. & Langwig, K. E. & Hung Nguyen & Parise, K. L. & Foster, J. T. & Willis, C. K. R. & Kilpatrick, A. M. & Frick, W. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The management of infectious diseases is an important conservation concern for a growing number of wildlife species. However, effective disease contro...

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