Spatial dynamics of bar-headed geese migration in the context of H5N1

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 52, 2010, Pages 1627-1639

  Bourouiba, L ^a   Wu, Jianhong ^b   Newman, S ^c   Takekawa, J ^d   Natdorj, T ^e   Batbayar, N ^f   Bishop, C M ^g   Hawkes, L A ^g   Butler, P J ^h   Wikelski, M ⁱ  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^f Mongolian Academy of Science   (Mongolia)

^g BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian influenza H5N1; Bar headed geese; Modelling; Satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ECOLOGY;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; BAR-HEADED GEESE; BIRD POPULATIONS; CONTROL MEASURES; DISEASE DYNAMICS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; LOCAL DYNAMICS; MIGRATORY BIRDS; MODELLING; NONLOCAL; PRIMARY SOURCES; SATELLITE TRACKING; SEASONAL MIGRATION; SPATIAL DYNAMICS; WILD BIRDS;

DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BAR HEADED GOOSE; DUCKS AND GEESE; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANATIDAE; ANSER INDICUS; AVES;

EID: 78149379482     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0126     Document Type: Article

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