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Projects - dr. WF (Fred) de Boer

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  Understanding the importance of animal hosts in disease ecology

  As an animal ecologist I work in disease ecology. I study the impact of animal hosts species (presence/absence, densities, movements, community...
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  Migration strategy influence avian influenza infection

  Shenglai Yin studies how the migration influence the infection prevalence of avian influenza virus (AIV) in a migratory population, in particular the...
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  Disease ecology

  Traditionally, ecologists studied only “healthy animals and plants” while doctors and veterinarians studied the effects of microorganisms...
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  Rangeland Ecology

  Rangelands cover a broad diversity of ecosystems worldwide and provide key ecosystem services at regional and global scales. Their economic and...
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  Land use changes in Russia

  Mikhail Grishchenko studies how migration of geese is affected by the loss of stop-over sites due land use change in Russia, using a combination of...
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  Browse - browser interactions

  Ntuthuko Mkhize studies how condensed tannins in plant leaves influence the foraging and ultimately growth of herbivores, using an experiment with...
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  Habitat selection of ducks and geese

  Yong Zhang MSc studies how temporary flooding affects foraging of wintering ducks and geese at grasslands around lakes in China, using remote sensing...
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  Is the dilution effect true?

  Zheng Huang studied the relationship between species richness and infectious disease risk, in particular the generality and importance of the...