Andrea J. Ayala

Wild Florida Mottled Ducks demonstrate strong heterogeneity in their humoral innate immune response

The study assesses the humoral innate immune response of wild Florida Mottled Ducks to E. coli using a bactericidal assay and finds no significant relationship between immune capacity and measured covariates.

Birds affected by a 2021 avian mortality event are strongly associated with supplemental feeding and ground foraging behaviors

The paper investigates factors associated with a 2021 avian mortality event, finding that birds consuming supplemental feed and ground foragers were significantly represented in affected samples.

Metagenomics for pathogen detection during a wildlife mortality event in songbirds

The paper uses metagenomic sequencing to investigate a wildlife mortality event in songbirds, finding no single pathogen but highlighting the utility of metagenomics in such investigations.