Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos van Dijk, Jacintha G.B., Kleyheeg, Erik, Soons, Merel B., Nolet, Bart A., Fouchier, Ron A.M. and Klaassen, Marcel 2015, Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos, Oikos, vol. 124, no. 10, pp. 1293-1303, doi: 10.1111/oik.01836. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos Author(s) van Dijk, Jacintha G.B. Kleyheeg, Erik Soons, Merel B. Nolet, Bart A. Fouchier, Ron A.M. Klaassen, Marcel orcid.org/0000-0003-3907-9599 Journal name Oikos Volume number 124 Issue number 10 Start page 1293 End page 1303 Total pages 11 Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Place of publication Chichester, Eng. Publication date 2015-10 ISSN 0030-1299 1600-0706 Summary Animal movements may contribute to the spread of pathogens. In the case of avian influenza virus, [migratory] birds have been suggested to play a role in the spread of some highly pathogenic strains (e.g. H5N1, H5N8), as well as their low pathogenic precursors which circulate naturally in wild birds. For a better understanding of the emergence and spread of both highly pathogenic (HPAIV) and low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV), the potential effects of LPAIVs on bird movement need to be evaluated. In a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos, we tested whether LPAIV infection status affected daily local (< 100 m) and regional (> 100 m) movements by comparing movement behaviour 1) within individuals (captured and sampled at two time points) and 2) between individuals (captured and sampled at one time point). We fitted free-living adult males with GPS loggers throughout the autumn LPAIV infection peak, and sampled them for LPAIV infection at logger deployment and at logger removal on recapture. Within individuals, we found no association between LPAIV infection and daily local and regional movements. Among individuals, daily regional movements of LPAIV infected mallards in the last days of tracking were lower than those of non-infected birds. Moreover, these regional movements of LPAIV infected birds were additionally reduced by poor weather conditions (i.e. increased wind and/or precipitation and lower temperatures). Local movements of LPAIV infected birds in the first days of tracking were higher when temperature decreased. Our study thus demonstrates that bird-assisted dispersal rate of LPAIV may be lower on a regional scale than expected on the basis of the movement behaviour of non-infected birds. Our study underlines the importance of understanding the impact of pathogen infection on host movement in order to assess its potential role in the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. Language eng DOI 10.1111/oik.01836 Field of Research 060299 Ecology not elsewhere classified 060201 Behavioural Ecology 0602 Ecology Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30079446 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 11 Nov 2015, 16:04:42 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2016, 12:00:09 EST Wed, 20 Jul 2016, 05:00:20 EST Wed, 20 Jul 2016, 06:09:13 EST Wed, 20 Jul 2016, 09:44:36 EST Wed, 20 Jul 2016, 09:45:29 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 14:16:20 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:26:50 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 19 times in TR Web of Science Cited 17 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 224 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 19 Jul 2016, 12:00:09 EST

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