Role of Bird Movements in the Epidemiology of West Nile and Avian Influenza Virus

Autor: Sabir B. Muzaffar, Nichola J. Hill, John Y. Takekawa, William M. Perry, Lacy M. Smith, Walter M. Boyce

Publikováno v: Human-Wildlife Interactions, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2017)

Avian influenza virus (AIV) is influenced by site fidelity and movements of bird hosts. We examined the movement ecology of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) as potential hosts for West Nile virus (WNV) and greater white-fronted geese (Anser alb

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Conservation investment for rare plants in urban environments.

Autor: Mark W Schwartz, Lacy M Smith, Zachary L Steel

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e83809 (2013)

Budgets for species conservation limit actions. Expending resources in areas of high human density is costly and generally considered less likely to succeed. Yet, coastal California contains both a large fraction of narrowly endemic at-risk plant spe

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Low Survival Rates of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) Estimated from Neck-Collar Resighting and Telemetry

Autor: Lei Cao, Oleg Goroshko, Anthony D. Fox, Nikolay D. Poyarkov, Lacy M. Smith, Diann J. Prosser, John Y. Takekawa, Xin Wang, Craig R. Ely, Chang-Yong Choi, Xiangming Xiao, Nyambayar Batbayar, Ki-Sup Lee, Hansoo Lee, Jinyoung Park

Publikováno v: Choi, C-Y, Lee, K-S, Poyarkov, N D, Park, J-Y, Lee, H, Takekawa, J Y, Smith, L M, Ely, C R, Wang, X, Cao, L, Fox, A D, Goroshko, O, Batbayar, N, Prosser, D & Xiao, X 2016, ' Low Survival Rates of Swan Geese ( Anser cygnoides ) Estimated from Neck-collar Resighting and Telemetry ', Waterbirds, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 277-286 . https://doi.org/10.1675/063.039.0307

Waterbird survival rates are a key component of demographic modeling used for effective conservation of long-lived threatened species. The Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) is globally threatened and the most vulnerable goose species endemic to East Asia

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https://doi.org/10.1675/063.039.0307

Effects of Wetland Management on Carrying Capacity of Diving Ducks and Shorebirds in a Coastal Estuary

Autor: Sarah E. Spring, Lacy M. Smith, Tanya R. Graham, John Y. Takekawa, K. Benjamin Gustafson, A. Keith Miles, Kevin J. Buffington, L. Arriana Brand, Joel M. Shinn

Publikováno v: Waterbirds. 37:52-67

With global loss of natural wetlands, managed wetlands increasingly support energy requirements for wintering shorebirds and waterfowl. Despite numerous studies of avian bioenergetics in freshwater systems, less is known of the energetic capacity of

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https://doi.org/10.1675/063.037.0108

Investigating Home Range, Movement Pattern, and Habitat Selection of Bar-headed Geese during Breeding Season at Qinghai Lake, China

Autor: John Y. Takekawa, Ruobing Zheng, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Lacy M. Smith, Scott H. Newman, Baoping Yan, Ze Luo, Diann J. Prosser

Publikováno v: Animals
Volume 8
Issue 10
Animals, Vol 8, Iss 10, p 182 (2018)
Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI

Simple Summary The Bar-headed Goose is an important species in Asia, both culturally and ecologically. While prior studies have shown Qinghai Lake supports one of the largest breeding areas for Bar-headed Geese, little is known regarding the species

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8100182