Sampling of common eiders for the detection of Pasteurella multocida infection at Mitivik Island, Nunavut

From 2007-2014, pre-breeding common eiders were captured in flight nets when arriving and flying over Mitivik Island, Nunavut, banded, sexed and measured. Cloacal and oral samples were collected for detection of current Pasteurella multocida infection, and blood samples were collected for detection...

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Main Author: Soos, Catherine
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Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/4361336
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tdz08kpzc
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Summary:From 2007-2014, pre-breeding common eiders were captured in flight nets when arriving and flying over Mitivik Island, Nunavut, banded, sexed and measured. Cloacal and oral samples were collected for detection of current Pasteurella multocida infection, and blood samples were collected for detection of antibodies to this bacterium. For more details, see van Dijk et al. (2020) Herd immunity drives the epidemic fadeout of avian cholera in Arctic-nesting seabirds. Funding provided by: British Ornithologists' UnionCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008023Funding provided by: Environment and Climate Change CanadaCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008023Funding provided by: Arctic Institute of North AmericaCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100005244Funding provided by: ArcticNetCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000003Funding provided by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000038Funding provided by: Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited CanadaCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100005266Funding provided by: W. Garfield Weston FoundationCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000243Funding provided by: Polar Knowledge CanadaCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012258Funding provided by: STAGECrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: University of Saskatchewan's Wildlife Health Research FundCrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Nunavut Wildlife Management BoardCrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: University of Saskatchewan's Interprovincial Graduate FellowshipCrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Northern Scientific Training ProgramCrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Baffinland IncCrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Oceans NorthCrossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: ...