All Outputs (3)

Active migration is associated with specific and consistent changes to gut microbiota in Calidris shorebirds (2017)
Journal Article
Risely, A., Waite, D. W., Ujvari, B., Hoye, B. J., & Klaassen, M. (2018). Active migration is associated with specific and consistent changes to gut microbiota in Calidris shorebirds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(2), 428-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12784

Gut microbes are increasingly recognised for their role in regulating an animal's metabolism and immunity. However, identifying repeatable associations between host physiological processes and their gut microbiota has proved challenging, in part beca... Read More about Active migration is associated with specific and consistent changes to gut microbiota in Calidris shorebirds.

Migratory animals feel the cost of getting sick: A meta-analysis across species (2017)
Journal Article
Risely, A., Klaassen, M., & Hoye, B. J. (2018). Migratory animals feel the cost of getting sick: A meta-analysis across species. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(1), 301-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12766

Migratory animals are widely assumed to play an important role in the long-distance dispersal of parasites, and are frequently implicated in the global spread of zoonotic pathogens such as avian influenzas in birds and Ebola viruses in bats. However,... Read More about Migratory animals feel the cost of getting sick: A meta-analysis across species.

Gut microbiota of a long-distance migrant demonstrates resistance against environmental microbe incursions (2017)
Journal Article
Risely, A., Waite, D., Ujvari, B., Klaassen, M., & Hoye, B. (2017). Gut microbiota of a long-distance migrant demonstrates resistance against environmental microbe incursions. Molecular Ecology, 26(20), 5842-5854. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14326

Migratory animals encounter suites of novel microbes as they move between disparate sites during their migrations, and are frequently implicated in the global spread of pathogens. Although wild animals have been shown to source a proportion of their... Read More about Gut microbiota of a long-distance migrant demonstrates resistance against environmental microbe incursions.