Naturally occurring etiologic factors affecting the health of breeding seabirds in the Bering Sea

• Main Author: Branson, Maile
• Other Authors: Winker, Kevin, Bortz, Eric, Causey, Douglas, Murphy, Molly, Chen, Jack
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Sea bird populations; Diseases; Bering Sea; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Health; Sea birds; Avian influenza A virus; Fulmarus glacialis; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences; Fairbanks; Hall Islands; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12990

Dissertation (Ph.D) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2021 Seabird populations across the globe have experienced both significant instability and consistent overall declines in recent history. Seabirds in the Bering Sea of Alaska, USA appear to be severely affected by environmental changes, exhibiting...