Social interactions do not affect mycoplasma infection in griffon vultures
Elvira D'Bastiani, Nili Anglister, Inna Lysnyansky, Inna Mikula, Marta Acácio, Gideon Vaadia, Kaija Gahm, Orr Spiegel, Noa Pinter-Wollman · 2024
Read Social interactions do not affect mycoplasma infection in griffon vultures by Elvira D'Bastiani, Nili Anglister, Inna Lysnyansky, Inna Mikula, Marta Acácio, Gideon Vaadia, Kaija Gahm, Orr Spiegel, Noa Pinter-Wollman (2024) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-11632193.txt.
Description
Elvira D'Bastiani and eight co-authors ask whether social contact spreads a bacterium among griffon vultures in a 2024 study. These large scavengers feed and roost together, which could pass respiratory germs between birds. Knowing the route matters for protecting a species of conservation concern.
GPS trackers on wild vultures revealed who met whom at feeding and roosting sites. The team separated meetings in person from visits to the same spot at different times. Infection status was then compared against each contact pattern. No social situation showed a clear effect on infection. The null result is itself useful: it suggests spread may run through other paths, such as shared carcasses or the environment, rather than bird-to-bird contact.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Elvira D'Bastiani, Nili Anglister, Inna Lysnyansky, Inna Mikula, Marta Acácio, Gideon Vaadia, Kaija Gahm, Orr Spiegel, Noa Pinter-Wollman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |