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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… traumatic, immunological, developmental, congenital/genetic and cancers. � Disease is often viewed as a matter of … most productive ecosystems on earth. They support a high diversity and abundance of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, … part of the body or affect multiple systems. Congenital/ genetic: Disease that is inherited genetically or caused by …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… of wild birds, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), and … et al. 2007; Kilpatrick et al. 2006). However, analysis of genetic sequences and other largely indirect evidence suggest … locations of avian influenza viral strains; identifying genetic changes in virus isolates; enhancing links with wild …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… instruments include the Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio de Janeiro 1992) and the Convention on the … 1979). Contracting parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity are committed under Article 8 to take action to: … but inter- breed with them freely and thus threaten the genetic integrity of wild Mallard populations (Callaghan et. …