Host immune response
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Birds with variable innate immune response may exhibit some tolerance and or resistance to related infections or no innate immunity due to low or no previous exposure.
Johanna A. Harvey, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
My research broadly seeks to understand the role of anthropogenic factors, such as global climate change and urbanization, on the ecology and evolution of avian disease and the impacts on wild bird populations.