About the Authors
- Robert A. Robinson
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Contributed equally to this work with: Robert A. Robinson, Becki Lawson
Affiliation British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Becki Lawson
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Contributed equally to this work with: Robert A. Robinson, Becki Lawson
* E-mail: becki.lawson@ioz.ac.uk
Affiliation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
- Mike P. Toms
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Affiliation British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Kirsi M. Peck
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Affiliation The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, United Kingdom
- James K. Kirkwood
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Affiliation Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheathampstead, United Kingdom
- Julian Chantrey
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, South Wirral, United Kingdom
- Innes R. Clatworthy
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Affiliation Electron Microscopy Unit, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
- Andy D. Evans
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Affiliation The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, United Kingdom
- Laura A. Hughes
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, South Wirral, United Kingdom
- Oliver C. Hutchinson
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Affiliation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
- Shinto K. John
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Affiliation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
- Tom W. Pennycott
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Affiliation Disease Surveillance Centre, Scottish Agricultural College, Ayr, United Kingdom
- Matthew W. Perkins
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Affiliation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
- Peter S. Rowley
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Affiliation Electron Microscopy Unit, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
- Vic R. Simpson
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Affiliation Wildlife Veterinary Investigation Centre, Truro, United Kingdom
- Kevin M. Tyler
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Affiliation Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
- Andrew A. Cunningham
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Affiliation Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RR BL JKK AAC. Performed the experiments: BL MPT KMP JC IC ADE LAH SKJ TWP MWP PRR VRS. Analyzed the data: RR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OCH KT. Wrote the paper: RR BL AAC. Data collection: BL MPT KMP JC IC LAH SKJ TWP MWP PRR VRS. Modelling of data: RR. Research design and coordination: JKK AAC. Supervision of RSPB data collection: ADE. Development of new molecular analytic tools: OCH. Technical assistance: MWP. Supervision of molecular analyses: KT.