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| Christine K JohnsonSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Wildlife translocation: the conservation implications of pathogen exposure and genetic heterozygosityWalter M Boyce
Wildlife Health Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
BMC Ecol 11:5. 2011....
Prey choice and habitat use drive sea otter pathogen exposure in a resource-limited coastal systemChristine K Johnson
Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:2242-7. 2009..High levels of infection with protozoal pathogens may be an adverse consequence of dietary specialization in this threatened species, with both depleted resources and disease working synergistically to limit recovery...
Lead exposure in free-flying turkey vultures is associated with big game hunting in CaliforniaTerra R Kelly
School of Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Health Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e15350. 2011..Our results link lead exposure in turkey vultures to deer and wild pig hunting activity at these study sites, and we provide evidence that spent lead ammunition in carrion poses a significant risk of lead exposure to scavengers...
Impact of the California lead ammunition ban on reducing lead exposure in golden eagles and turkey vulturesTerra R Kelly
School of Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Health Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e17656. 2011..Our findings provide evidence that hunter compliance with lead ammunition regulations was sufficient to reduce lead exposure in predatory and scavenging birds at our study sites...
Zoonotic pathogens isolated from wild animals and environmental samples at two California wildlife hospitalsJennifer L Siembieda
Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 238:773-83. 2011....
Health assessment of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus palliatus) in Georgia and South CarolinaDaphne Carlson-Bremer
Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Wildl Dis 46:772-80. 2010..In addition, this study illustrates the potential use of this species as an indicator for the health of the southeastern US coastal nearshore ecosystem...
Identification of two novel coccidian species shed by California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)Daphne Carlson-Bremer
Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Parasitol 98:347-54. 2012..This is the first study to use molecular phylogenetics to identify and describe coccidian parasites shed by a marine mammal...
Risk for avian influenza virus exposure at human-wildlife interfaceJennifer Siembieda
University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1151-3. 2008..Waterfowl hunters were 8 times more likely to have contact with AIV-infected wildlife than were persons with casual or occupational exposures (p<0.0001)...
