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: Zenodo 2020
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Online Access: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' Union Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008023 Funding provided by: Environment and Climate Change Canada Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008023 Funding provided by: Arctic Institute of North America Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100005244 Funding provided by: ArcticNet Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000003 Funding provided by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000038 Funding provided by: Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100005266 Funding provided by: W. Garfield Weston Foundation Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000243 Funding provided by: Polar Knowledge Canada Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012258 Funding provided by: STAGE Crossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: University of Saskatchewan's Wildlife Health Research Fund Crossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Nunavut Wildlife Management Board Crossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: University of Saskatchewan's Interprovincial Graduate Fellowship Crossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Northern Scientific Training Program Crossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Baffinland Inc Crossref Funder Registry ID: Funding provided by: Oceans North Crossref Funder Registry ID: ...