Hampered foraging and migratory performance in swans infected with low-pathogenic avian influenza A virus van Gils, Jan A., Munster, Vincent J., Radersma, Reinder, Liefhebber, Daan, Fouchier, Ron A. M. and Klaassen, Marcel 2007, Hampered foraging and migratory performance in swans infected with low-pathogenic avian influenza A virus, Plos one, vol. 2, no. 1, e184, pp. 1-6. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads klaassen-hamperedforaging-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 255.83KB 226 Title Hampered foraging and migratory performance in swans infected with low-pathogenic avian influenza A virus Author(s) van Gils, Jan A. Munster, Vincent J. Radersma, Reinder Liefhebber, Daan Fouchier, Ron A. M. Klaassen, Marcel orcid.org/0000-0003-3907-9599 Journal name Plos one Volume number 2 Issue number 1 Season e184 Start page 1 End page 6 Publisher Public Library of Science Place of publication San Francisco, Calif. Publication date 2007-01 ISSN 1932-6203 Summary It is increasingly acknowledged that migratory birds, notably waterfowl, play a critical role in the maintenance and spread of influenza A viruses. In order to elucidate the epidemiology of influenza A viruses in their natural hosts, a better understanding of the pathological effects in these hosts is required. Here we report on the feeding and migratory performance of wild migratory Bewick's swans (Cygnus columbianus bewickii Yarrell) naturally infected with low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A viruses of subtypes H6N2 and H6N8. Using information on geolocation data collected from Global Positioning Systems fitted to neck-collars, we show that infected swans experienced delayed migration, leaving their wintering site more than a month after uninfected animals. This was correlated with infected birds travelling shorter distances and fuelling and feeding at reduced rates. The data suggest that LPAI virus infections in wild migratory birds may have higher clinical and ecological impacts than previously recognised. Notes This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Language eng Field of Research 060299 Ecology not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, Plos One Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035098 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) 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. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 30 May 2011, 10:59:44 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 11:17:48 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 11:19:11 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 14:10:32 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 14:11:54 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 17:20:50 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:50:31 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:26:27 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 166 times in TR Web of Science Cited 181 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 710 Abstract Views, 226 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 30 May 2011, 10:59:44 EST