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David M Bird

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Madden J, Brisson-Curadeau E, Gillung J, Bird D, Elliott K
Sci Rep . 2022 Oct; 12(1):18008. PMID: 36289247
The growing field of aeroecology is limited by difficulties associated with sampling in the air column. Aerial insects are particularly hard to sample, despite being the main prey in the...
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Ednie G, Bird D, Elliott K
Sci Rep . 2021 Jun; 11(1):11529. PMID: 34075108
Advances in technological capabilities, operational simplicity and cost efficiency have promoted the rapid integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into ecological research, providing access to study taxa that are otherwise...
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Schreeg M, Marr H, Tarigo J, Sherrill M, Outi H, Scholl E, et al.
Clin Proteomics . 2019 Jan; 15:44. PMID: 30618510
Background: Cytauxzoonosis is a disease of felids in North America caused by the tick-transmitted apicomplexan parasite . Cytauxzoonosis is particularly virulent for domestic cats, but no vaccine currently exists. The...
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Holterman M, Karegar A, Mooijman P, van Megen H, Elsen S, Vervoort M, et al.
PLoS One . 2017 Sep; 12(9):e0185445. PMID: 28934343
Plant parasitism has arisen time and again in multiple phyla, including bacteria, fungi, insects and nematodes. In most of these organismal groups, the overwhelming diversity hampers a robust reconstruction of...
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Summa N, Guzman D, Larrat S, Troncy E, Bird D, Lair S, et al.
J Avian Med Surg . 2017 Jun; 31(2):108-116. PMID: 28644089
To evaluate the toxicity of short-term high doses of meloxicam in American kestrels ( Falco sparverius ), 32 male captive-born, 1- to 4-year-old American kestrels were randomly assigned to 4...
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Fernie K, Chabot D, Champoux L, Brimble S, Alaee M, Marteinson S, et al.
Environ Res . 2017 Jun; 158:43-53. PMID: 28599194
Flame retardants (FR) are industrial chemicals and some are proven environmental contaminants that accumulate in predatory birds. Few studies have examined the influence of diet on FR profiles in nestling...
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Schreeg M, Marr H, Tarigo J, Cohn L, Bird D, Scholl E, et al.
PLoS One . 2016 Nov; 11(11):e0165702. PMID: 27832128
The taxonomy of the order Piroplasmida, which includes a number of clinically and economically relevant organisms, is a hotly debated topic amongst parasitologists. Three genera (Babesia, Theileria, and Cytauxzoon) are...
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Szitenberg A, Cha S, Opperman C, Bird D, Blaxter M, Lunt D
Genome Biol Evol . 2016 Aug; 8(9):2964-2978. PMID: 27566762
Transposable elements (TEs) are a major source of genome variation across the branches of life. Although TEs may play an adaptive role in their host's genome, they are more often...
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Schreeg M, Marr H, Griffith E, Tarigo J, Bird D, Reichard M, et al.
Vet Parasitol . 2016 Jul; 225:123-30. PMID: 27369587
Cytauxzoon felis is a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite that infects felids. Clinical disease caused by acute C. felis infection rapidly progresses in domestic cats, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Accurately...
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Chabot D, Craik S, Bird D
PLoS One . 2015 Apr; 10(4):e0122588. PMID: 25874997
Small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) may be useful for conducting high-precision, low-disturbance waterbird surveys, but limited data exist on their effectiveness. We evaluated the capacity of a small UAS to...