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Novel insights into the dynamics of green turtle fibropapillomatosis
| dc.contributor.author | Patrício, Ana Rita | |
| dc.contributor.author | Diez, Carlos E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dam, Robert P. van | |
| dc.contributor.author | Godley, Brendan John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-29T17:47:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-16T00:30:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Outbreaks of fibropapillomatosis (FP), a neoplastic infectious disease of marine turtles, have occurred worldwide since the 1980s. Its most likely aetiological agent is a virus, but disease expression depends on external factors, typically associated with altered environments. The scarcity of robust long-term data on disease prevalence has limited interpretations on the impacts of FP on turtle populations. Here we model the dynamics of FP at 2 green turtle foraging aggregations in Puerto Rico, through 18 yr of capture-mark-recapture data (1997−2014). We observed spatiotemporal variation in FP prevalence, potentially modulated via individual site-fidelity. FP ex pression was residency dependent, and FP-free individuals developed tumours after 1.8 ± 0.8 yr (mean ± SD) in the infected area. Recovery from the disease was likely, with complete tumour regression occurring in 2.7 ± 0.7 yr (mean ± SD). FP does not currently seem to be a major threat to marine turtle populations; however, disease prevalence is yet unknown in many areas. Systematic monitoring is highly advisable as human-induced stressors can lead to deviations in host− pathogen relationships and disease virulence. Finally, data collection should be standardized for a global assessment of FP dynamics and impacts. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico (DNER); US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFSNOAA Section 6); US Fish and Wildlife Service, Chelonia; WIDECAST; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Marine Ecology Progress Series, 547, 247-255. Doi: 10.3354/meps11644 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3354/meps11644 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0171-8630 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/5179 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Inter Research | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | Grant no. NA 08 - NMF 4720436 | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v547/p247-255/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Fibropapillomas | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Chelonia mydas | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Mark-recapture | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Disease dynamics | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Emerging disease | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Puerto Rico | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Green turtle | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Population dynamics | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Novel insights into the dynamics of green turtle fibropapillomatosis | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBD%2F85017%2F2012/PT | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Germany | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 255 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 247 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Marine Ecology Progress Series | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 547 | pt_PT |
| oaire.fundingStream | SFRH | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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