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The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop (2024)
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Gutiérrez-López, R., Ferraguti, M., Bodawatta, K. H., Chagas, C. R., Chakarov, N., Duc, M., …Dunn, J. C. (2024). The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 25, Article 100989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100989

The Wildlife Malaria Network (WIMANET) is a groundbreaking multinational collaboration focused on studying vector-borne haemosporidian parasites in wildlife. Unlike human malaria, wildlife malaria is found on all continents except Antarctica, with pa... Read More about The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop.

High prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in faecal samples from UK passerine birds (2024)
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Dunn, J. C., & Clegg, S. R. (2024). High prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in faecal samples from UK passerine birds. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.24.604896

Wild birds are a near ubiquitous sight in gardens, offering pleasure to many people through supplementary feeding, song, or other interactions. However, they are also potential carriers of many pathogens, including Campylobacter, Salmonella, Enteroco... Read More about High prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in faecal samples from UK passerine birds.

A new blood parasite of the accentor birds: description, molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, and distribution (2024)
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Gedeminas, V., Tatjana A, I., Mélanie, D., Jenny C, D., & Staffan, B. (in press). A new blood parasite of the accentor birds: description, molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, and distribution. Parasitology,

Haemoproteus bobricklefsi sp. nov. (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) was found in the dunnock Prunella modularis and represents the first blood parasite described in accentor birds of the Prunellidae. The description is based on the morphology of blood... Read More about A new blood parasite of the accentor birds: description, molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, and distribution.

The role of cultivated versus wild seeds in the diet of European turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) across European breeding and African wintering grounds (2024)
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Young, R. E., Dunn, J. C., Vaughan, I. P., Mallord, J. W., Drake, L. E., Orsman, C. J., …Symondson, W. O. C. (2024). The role of cultivated versus wild seeds in the diet of European turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) across European breeding and African wintering grounds. Environmental DNA, 6(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.539

Agricultural intensification is a major driver in species declines, with changes in land use resulting in widespread alteration of resource availability. An increase in anthropogenic food resources, alongside decreasing natural resources, has resulte... Read More about The role of cultivated versus wild seeds in the diet of European turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) across European breeding and African wintering grounds.

Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface (2023)
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Smith, W. J., Jezierski, M. T., Dunn, J. C., & Clegg, S. M. (2023). Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface. International Journal for Parasitology, 53(14), 797-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.06.005

Interactions between wild, feral, and domestic animals are of economic and conservation significance. The pigeon Columba livia is a synanthropic species in a feral form, but it also includes the rare Rock Dove. Columba livia is an important player at... Read More about Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface.

Bird species with wider geographical ranges have higher blood parasite diversity but not prevalence across the African-Eurasian flyway (2023)
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La Chapelle, M., Ruta, M., & Dunn, J. C. (2023). Bird species with wider geographical ranges have higher blood parasite diversity but not prevalence across the African-Eurasian flyway. International Journal for Parasitology, 53(14), 787-796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.06.002

Avian blood parasites, from the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, are predicted to alter their range and prevalence as global temperatures change, and host and vector ranges shift. Understanding large-scale patterns in the prevalence... Read More about Bird species with wider geographical ranges have higher blood parasite diversity but not prevalence across the African-Eurasian flyway.

Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: Insights for the conservation of European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur (2022)
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C. Thomas, R., C. Dunn, J., A. Dawson, D., Hipperson, H., J. Horsburgh, G., J. Morris, A., …J. Goodman, S. (2022). Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: Insights for the conservation of European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur. Molecular Ecology, 31(9), 2730-2751. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16421

The genome sequence of the European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus 1758 (2021)
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Dunn, J. C., Hamer, K. C., Morris, A. J., Grice, P. V., Smith, M., Corton, C., …Blaxter, M. (2021). The genome sequence of the European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus 1758. Wellcome Open Research, 6, Article 191. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17060.1

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Streptopelia turtur (the European turtle dove; Chordata; Aves; Columbidae). The genome sequence is 1.18 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 35 chromosomal pseudomol... Read More about The genome sequence of the European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus 1758.

The genome sequence of the European robin, Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758 (2021)
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Dunn, J. C., Liedvogel, M., Smith, M., Corton, C., Oliver, K., Skelton, J., …Blaxter, M. (2021). The genome sequence of the European robin, Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758. Wellcome Open Research, 6, Article 172. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16988.1

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Erithacus rubecula (the European robin; Chordata; Aves; Passeriformes; Turdidae). The genome sequence is 1.09 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 36 chromosomal pse... Read More about The genome sequence of the European robin, Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758.

From seeds to plasma: Confirmed exposure of multiple farmland bird species to clothianidin during sowing of winter cereals (2020)
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Lennon, R. J., Peach, W. J., Dunn, J. C., Shore, R. F., Pereira, M. G., Sleep, D., …Brown, C. D. (2020). From seeds to plasma: Confirmed exposure of multiple farmland bird species to clothianidin during sowing of winter cereals. Science of the Total Environment, 723, Article 138056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138056

Neonicotinoids are the largest group of systemic insecticides worldwide and are most commonly applied as agricultural seed treatments. However, little is known about the extent to which farmland birds are exposed to these compounds during standard ag... Read More about From seeds to plasma: Confirmed exposure of multiple farmland bird species to clothianidin during sowing of winter cereals.

Using long-term datasets to assess the impacts of dietary exposure to neonicotinoids on farmland bird populations in England (2019)
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Lennon, R. J., Isaac, N. J. B., Shore, R. F., Peach, W. J., Dunn, J. C., Pereira, M. G., …Brown, C. D. (2019). Using long-term datasets to assess the impacts of dietary exposure to neonicotinoids on farmland bird populations in England. PloS one, 14(10), Article e0223093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223093

Over the last 20 years, a new group of systemic insecticides–the neonicotinoids—has gained prominence in arable systems, and their application globally has risen year on year. Previous modelling studies using long-term data have suggested that neonic... Read More about Using long-term datasets to assess the impacts of dietary exposure to neonicotinoids on farmland bird populations in England.