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Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets.
Archives of virology - 1 Apr 2016
Knafler Gabrielle J, Ortiz-Catedral Luis, Jackson Bethany, Varsani Arvind, Grueber Catherine E, Robertson Bruce C, Jamieson Ian G
Abstract excerpt
Pathogen outbreaks in the wild can contribute to a population's extinction risk. Concern over the effects of pathogen outbreaks in wildlife is amplified in small, threatened populations, where degradation of genetic diversity may hinder natural selection for enhanced immunocompetence. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) was detected for the first time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets...
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