EcologybioRxivPreprint
Avian influenza causes age-related mortality in a long-lived seabird
Wouter Courtens, Mónika Z. Ballmann, Ruben Fijn…·Ulrich Knief
This study shows that older Sandwich terns were disproportionately affected by HPAI H5N1 during a 2022 mass mortality event, highlighting age-related mortality in long-lived seabirds.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.30.685500