2014
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2013-0258
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Factors influencing mortality of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) ducklings during a West Nile virus outbreak

Abstract: Temporal variation in exposure and (or) susceptibility to disease-causing agents may result in changing disease risks for offspring of seasonally reproducing organisms. Although increases in disease risk and disease-related mortality have been observed during the course of the breeding cycle in some systems, the extent to which this is a generalized ecological pattern remains uncertain. We obtained data during an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) associated mortality in 50 semicaptive Lesser Scaup (Aythya affi… Show more

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