Since 1985, avian influenza virus surveillance has been conducted annually from mid-May
to early June in charadriiform species from the families Scolopacidae and Laridae (…

Most populations of migrant shorebirds around the world are in serious decline, suggesting
that vital condition–dependent rates such as fecundity and annual survival are being affected …

Surveillance of North America's wild ducks and shorebirds for 26 and 16 years, respectively,
revealed differences in the prevalence of orthomyxoviruses between these hosts. …

Millimeter-sized ferroelectric monomorph sonar transducers have been built using sol-gel
PZT on micromachined silicon wafers. First generation transducer arrays with diaphragms …

Migratory waterfowl of the world are the natural reservoirs of influenza viruses of all known
subtypes. However, it is unknown whether these waterfowl perpetuate highly pathogenic (HP) …

A monolithic silicon gyroscope is described which is completely batch fabricated on a silicon
wafer. Only one side of the wafer is employed so the process is readily adaptable to any …

… Bay salt marsh by helicopter in May 1992 indicated that an additional 15-20% Semipalmated
Sandpipers may be using marshes and are not counted on beaches (Clark and Niles …

Importance Convergent biological, epidemiological, and clinical data identified urate
elevation as a candidate strategy for slowing disability progression in Parkinson disease (PD). …

Shorebirds migrate over long distances from breeding to wintering grounds, stopping at a
few bays and estuaries to refuel. Most information on migration of shorebirds concentrates on …

In studies of forest fragmentation, a fundamental inconsistency exists in the distance criterion
used to define the discreteness of forest fragments. We examined three types of ubiquitous, …