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Prof Marcel Klaassen

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair In Ecology

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Life & Env Sciences

Campus

Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Groningen, 1992
Master of Science, University of Groningen, 1988

Biography summary

Prof. Marcel Klaassen has developed broad research interests including theoretical, experimental and observational studies on numerous animal, plant and microbe taxa. Throughout this, his focus has primarily been on bird migration, nutritional ecology and disease ecological issues.

Career

Director – Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia (2010 – 2017)

Professor in Animal-Plant Interactions - Utrecht University, The Netherlands (2005 – 2014)

Head of Department – Plant-Animal Interactions, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands (1997 – 2009)

Postdoc – Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands (1995 – 1997)

Research Fellow - Max-Planck-Institute for Behavioural Physiology, Germany (1991 – 1995)

Scientist – Institute for Forestry and Nature Research, Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), The Netherlands (1988 – 1991)

PhD – University of Groningen, The Netherlands (1988-1992)

Units taught

SLE 205: vertebrate structure and function

SLE 354: disease ecology and epidemiology

Knowledge areas

  • Modelling avian migration strategies, population dynamics and conservation strategies
  • Disease Ecology and the connecting powers of migrants
  • Nutritional ecology and reserve dynamics in waterfowl, waders and marsupials

Professional activities

Research groups

Centre for Integrative Ecology  http://cie-deakin.com/

Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases http://gceid.com/

Awards

Marcel became an Alfred Deakin Professor in 2016

Projects

Current PhD students – Student name & Thesis Title

Batbayar Galtbalt - Breeding and migration ecology of eastern palearctic cranes and implications for conservation across flyways

Hui Bruce Yu - State-of-the-art wildlife trackers and movement ecology

Toby Ross - Are pollutants and emerging diseases endangering a global migratory flyway?

Aiful Islam - Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza A Viruses at High Risk Poultry-Wildlife-Human Interfaces in Bangladesh

Former PhD students

Alice Risely

Bart Pollux

Bert Hidding

Bethany Hoye

Casper van Leeuwen

Jacintha van Dijk

Marta Ferenczi

Megan Underwood

Meijuan Zhao

Mohammad M. Hassan (Milad)

Simeon Lisovski

Yaara Aharon-Rotman

Publications

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2024

Running the gauntlet; flyway-wide patterns of pollutant exposure in blood of migratory shorebirds

Tobias Ross, Junjie Zhang, Chung-Yu Chiang, Chi-Yeung Choi, Yi-Chien Lai, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Prescillia Lemesle, Tomasz Ciesielski, Veerle Jaspers, Marcel Klaassen

(2024), Vol. 246, pp. 1-13, Environmental Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Farm biosecurity practices affecting avian influenza virus circulation in commercial chicken farms in Bangladesh.

A Islam, M Rahman, M Hassan, J Epstein, M Klaassen

(2024), Vol. 18, pp. 1-10, One Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Complex associations between cancer progression and immune gene expression reveals early influence of transmissible cancer on Tasmanian devils

N Raven, M Klaassen, T Madsen, M Jones, D Hamilton, M Ruiz-Aravena, F Thomas, R Hamede, B Ujvari

(2024), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in Immunology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Population distribution and drivers of habitat use for the Burrunan dolphins, Port Phillip Bay, Australia

Jemima Beddoe, Jeff Shimeta, Marcel Klaassen, Kate Robb

(2024), Vol. 14, pp. 1-17, Ecology and Evolution, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2023

Strong host phylogenetic and ecological effects on host competency for avian influenza in Australian wild birds

Michelle Wille, Simeon Lisovski, David Roshier, Marta Ferenczi, Bethany Hoye, Trent Leen, Simone Warner, Ron Fouchier, Aeron Hurt, Edward Holmes, Marcel Klaassen

(2023), Vol. 290, pp. 20222237-, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1

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Epidemiology and Evolutionary Dynamics of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Bangladesh

Ariful Islam, Tasnim Ara, Emama Amin, Shariful Islam, Md Sayeed, Tahmina Shirin, Mohammad Hassan, Marcel Klaassen, Jonathan Epstein

(2023), Vol. 2023, pp. 1-16, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, London, Eng., C1

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Assessment of contaminants, health and survival of migratory shorebirds in natural versus artificial wetlands - The potential of wastewater treatment plants as alternative habitats

T Ross, J Zhang, M Wille, T Ciesielski, A Asimakopoulos, P Lemesle, T Skaalvik, R Atkinson, R Jessop, V Jaspers, M Klaassen

(2023), Vol. 904, pp. 1-13, Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Determinants for the presence of avian influenza virus in live bird markets in Bangladesh: Towards an easy fix of a looming one health issue

A Islam, M Rahman, M Hassan, J Epstein, M Klaassen

(2023), Vol. 17, pp. 1-9, One Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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The role of vaccination and environmental factors on outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 in Bangladesh

A Islam, S Munro, M Hassan, J Epstein, M Klaassen

(2023), Vol. 17, pp. 1-10, One Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2022

Differences in on-ground and aloft conditions explain seasonally different migration paths in Demoiselle crane

Batbayar Galtbalt, Nyambayar Batbayar, Tuvshintugs Sukhbaatar, Bernd Vorneweg, Georg Heine, Uschi Müller, Martin Wikelski, Marcel Klaassen

(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1-11, Movement Ecology, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Transmissible cancer influences immune gene expression in an endangered marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

N Raven, M Klaassen, T Madsen, F Thomas, R Hamede, B Ujvari

(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 2293-2311, Molecular Ecology, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Telomeres, the loop tying cancer to organismal life-histories

B Ujvari, N Raven, T Madsen, M Klaassen, A Dujon, A Schultz, L Nunney, J Lemaître, M Giraudeau, F Thomas

(2022), Molecular Ecology, England, C1

journal article

Australia as a global sink for the genetic diversity of avian influenza A virus

M Wille, V Grillo, S de Gouvea Pedroso, G Burgess, A Crawley, C Dickason, P Hansbro, M Hoque, P Horwood, P Kirkland, N Kung, S Lynch, S Martin, K O’Riley, A Read, S Warner, B Hoye, S Lisovski, T Leen, T Lam, E Holmes, M Klaassen, F Wong

(2022), Vol. 18, pp. 1-26, PLoS Pathogens, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

Continuous on-board behaviour classification using accelerometry: A case study with a new GPS-3G-Bluetooth system in Pacific black ducks

H Yu, J Deng, T Leen, G Li, M Klaassen

(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1429-1435, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Seasonal space use and habitat selection in magpie geese: implications for reducing human-wildlife conflicts

A Corriveau, M Klaassen, S Garnett, M Kaestli, K Christian, T Crewe, D Loewensteiner, H Campbell

(2022), Vol. 86, pp. 1-21, Journal of Wildlife Management, London, England, C1

journal article

Should I stay, should I go, or something in between? The potential for parasite-mediated and age-related differential migration strategies

M Wille, M Klaassen

(2022), pp. 1-14, Evolutionary Ecology, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Thermal adaptation best explains Bergmann's and Allen's Rules across ecologically diverse shorebirds

A McQueen, M Klaassen, G Tattersall, R Atkinson, R Jessop, C Hassell, M Christie, M Symonds

(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1-12, Nature Communications, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Using dietary metabarcoding analyses to characterise waterbirds-agriculture interactions

A Corriveau, M Klaassen, S Garnett, M Kaestli, M Power, M Mousavi-Derazmahalleh, M Coghlan, K Christian, M Bunce, H Campbell

(2022), Vol. 59, pp. 2756-2766, Journal of Applied Ecology, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Transmissible cancer and longitudinal telomere dynamics in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)

T Madsen, M Klaassen, N Raven, A Dujon, Geordie Jennings, F Thomas, R Hamede, B Ujvari

(2022), pp. 1-10, Molecular Ecology, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Epidemiology and molecular characterization of avian influenza virus in backyard poultry of Chattogram, Bangladesh

P Dutta, A Islam, M Sayeed, M Rahman, M Abdullah, O Saha, M Rahman, M Klaassen, M Hoque, M Hassan

(2022), Vol. 105, pp. 1-13, Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Increasingly detailed insights in animal behaviours using continuous on-board processing of accelerometer data

H Yu, C Klaassen, J Deng, T Leen, G Li, M Klaassen

(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1-11, Movement Ecology, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Breeding and migration performance metrics highlight challenges for White-naped Cranes

B Galtbalt, T Natsagdorj, T Sukhbaatar, C Mirande, G Archibald, N Batbayar, M Klaassen

(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Polyandry and non-random fertilisation maintain long-term genetic diversity in an isolated island population of adders (Vipera berus)

T Madsen, B Ujvari, D Bauwens, B Gruber, A Georges, M Klaassen

(2022), pp. 1-9, Heredity, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Continuous behavioural monitoring reveals increased feeding time during wing moult in free-ranging Pacific Black Ducks Anas superciliosa

Hui Yu, Marcel Klaassen

(2022), Vol. 72, pp. 74-83, Wildfowl, Slimbridge, Eng., C1

journal article
2021

Migration strategy as an indicator of resilience to change in two shorebird species with contrasting population trajectories

S Lisovski, K Gosbell, C Minton, M Klaassen

(2021), Vol. 90, pp. 2005-2014, Journal of Animal Ecology, England, C1

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Reassortment and Persistence of Influenza A Viruses from Diverse Geographic Origins within Australian Wild Birds: Evidence from a Small, Isolated Population of Ruddy Turnstones

B Hoye, C Donato, S Lisovski, Y Deng, S Warner, A Hurt, M Klaassen, D Vijaykrishna

(2021), Vol. 95, Journal of Virology, United States, C1

journal article

An evaluation of machine learning classifiers for next-generation, continuous-ethogram smart trackers

H Yu, J Deng, R Nathan, M Kröschel, S Pekarsky, G Li, M Klaassen

(2021), Vol. 9, Movement Ecology, England, C1

journal article

RNA virome abundance and diversity is associated with host age in a bird species

Michelle Wille, Mang Shi, Aeron Hurt, Marcel Klaassen, Edward Holmes

(2021), Vol. 561, pp. 98-106, Virology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude

B Galtbalt, A Lilleyman, J Coleman, C Cheng, Z Ma, D Rogers, B Woodworth, R Fuller, S Garnett, M Klaassen

(2021), Vol. 9, Movement Ecology, England, C1

journal article

R package for animal behavior classification from accelerometer data-rabc

H Yu, M Klaassen

(2021), Vol. 11, pp. 12364-12377, Ecology and Evolution, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming

S Ryding, M Klaassen, G Tattersall, J Gardner, M Symonds

(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 1036-1048, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, England, C1

journal article

Rainfall driven and wild-bird mediated avian influenza virus outbreaks in Australian poultry

M Ferenczi, C Beckmann, M Klaassen

(2021), Vol. 17, BMC Veterinary Research, England, C1

journal article
2020

Detection of a reassortant H9N2 avian influenza virus with intercontinental gene segments in a resident Australian chestnut teal

T Bhatta, A Chamings, J Vibin, M Klaassen, S Alexandersen

(2020), Vol. 12, Viruses, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Long-term photo-id and satellite tracking reveal sex-biased survival linked to movements in an endangered species

G Schofield, M Klaassen, K Papafitsoros, M Lilley, K Katselidis, G Hays

(2020), Vol. 101, Ecology, United States, C1

journal article

No correlation between microbiota composition and blood parameters in nesting flatback turtles (Natator depressus)

T Scheelings, R Moore, T Van, M Klaassen, R Reina

(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Metagenomic characterisation of avian parvoviruses and picornaviruses from Australian wild ducks

J Vibin, A Chamings, M Klaassen, T Bhatta, S Alexandersen

(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

The gut bacterial microbiota of sea turtles differs between geographically distinct populations

T Scheelings, Robert Moore, Thi Van, Marcel Klaassen, Richard Reina

(2020), Vol. 42, pp. 95-108, Endangered Species Research, Oldendorf, Germany, C1

journal article

Metagenomic characterisation of additional and novel avian viruses from Australian wild ducks

J Vibin, A Chamings, M Klaassen, S Alexandersen

(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Broad-scale opportunistic movements in the tropical waterbird Anseranas semipalmata: implications for human-wildlife conflicts

A Corriveau, M Klaassen, T Crewe, M Kaestli, S Garnett, D Loewensteiner, R Rogers, H Campbell

(2020), Vol. 120, pp. 343-354, Emu, C1

journal article

Microbial symbiosis and coevolution of an entire clade of ancient vertebrates: the gut microbiota of sea turtles and its relationship to their phylogenetic history

Titus Scheelings, Robert Moore, Thi Van, Marcel Klaassen, Richard Reina

(2020), Vol. 2, ANIMAL MICROBIOME, England, C1

journal article
2019

The adequacy of aging techniques in vertebrates for rapid estimation of population mortality rates from age distributions

M Zhao, C Klaassen, S Lisovski, M Klaassen

(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 1394-1402, Ecology and Evolution, England, C1

journal article

Extreme competence: keystone hosts of infections

Lynn Martin, BriAnne Addison, Andrew Bean, Katherine Buchanan, Ondi Crino, Justin Eastwood, Andrew Flies, Rodrigo Hamede, Geoffrey Hill, Marcel Klaassen, Rebecca Koch, Johanne Martens, Constanza Napolitano, Edward Narayan, Lee Peacock, Alison Peel, Anne Peters, Nynke Raven, Alice Risely, Michael Roast, Lee Rollins, Manuel Ruiz-Aravena, Dan Selechnik, Helena Stokes, Beata Ujvari, Laura Grogan

(2019), Vol. 34, pp. 303-314, Trends in ecology & evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Meta-transcriptomics reveals a diverse antibiotic resistance gene pool in avian microbiomes

V Marcelino, M Wille, A Hurt, D González-Acuña, M Klaassen, T Schlub, J Eden, M Shi, J Iredell, T Sorrell, E Holmes

(2019), Vol. 17, BMC Biology, England, C1

journal article

Virome heterogeneity and connectivity in waterfowl and shorebird communities

M Wille, M Shi, M Klaassen, A Hurt, E Holmes

(2019), Vol. 13, pp. 2603-2616, ISME Journal, England, C1

journal article

Serologic evidence of exposure to highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 viruses in migratory shorebirds, Australia

M Wille, S Lisovski, A Risely, M Ferenczi, D Roshier, F Wong, A Breed, M Klaassen, A Hurt

(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 1903-1910, Emerging Infectious Diseases, United States, C1

journal article
2018

Migratory animals feel the cost of getting sick: A meta-analysis across species

A Risely, M Klaassen, B Hoye

(2018), Vol. 87, pp. 301-314, Journal of Animal Ecology, England, C1

journal article

Active migration is associated with specific and consistent changes to gut microbiota in Calidris shorebirds

A Risely, D Waite, B Ujvari, B Hoye, M Klaassen

(2018), Vol. 87, pp. 428-437, Journal of Animal Ecology, England, C1

journal article

Body size shapes inter-specific migratory behaviour: evidence from individual tracks of long-distance migratory shorebirds

M Zhao, M Christie, J Coleman, C Hassell, K Gosbell, S Lisovski, C Minton, M Klaassen

(2018), Vol. 49, Journal of Avian Biology, C1

journal article

Genetic diversity, inbreeding and cancer

B Ujvari, M Klaassen, N Raven, T Russell, M Vittecoq, R Hamede, F Thomas, T Madsen

(2018), Vol. 285, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1

journal article

Turning natural adaptations to oncogenic factors into an ally in the war against cancer

M Vittecoq, M Giraudeau, T Sepp, D Marcogliese, M Klaassen, F Renaud, B Ujvari, F Thomas

(2018), Vol. 11, pp. 836-844, Evolutionary Applications, England, C1

journal article

Detection and characterisation of coronaviruses in migratory and non-migratory Australian wild birds

A Chamings, T Nelson, J Vibin, M Wille, M Klaassen, S Alexandersen

(2018), Vol. 8, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Live bird markets in Bangladesh as a potentially important source for Avian Influenza Virus transmission

M Hassan, M Hoque, B Ujvari, M Klaassen

(2018), Vol. 156, pp. 22-27, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Netherlands, C1

journal article

The roles of migratory and resident birds in local avian influenza infection dynamics

S Lisovski, J van Dijk, D Klinkenberg, B Nolet, R Fouchier, M Klaassen

(2018), Vol. 55, pp. 2963-2975, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Metagenomics detection and characterisation of viruses in faecal samples from Australian wild birds

J Vibin, A Chamings, F Collier, M Klaassen, T Nelson, S Alexandersen

(2018), Vol. 8, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Virus-virus interactions and host ecology are associated with RNA virome structure in wild birds

M Wille, J Eden, M Shi, M Klaassen, A Hurt, E Holmes

(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 5263-5278, Molecular Ecology, England, C1

journal article

A divergent hepatitis D-like agent in birds

M Wille, H Netter, M Littlejohn, L Yuen, M Shi, J Eden, M Klaassen, E Holmes, A Hurt

(2018), Vol. 10, Viruses, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Relative mass of flight feathers in waders - an update

W Meissner, G Zaniewicz, P Gogg, L Pilacka, M Klaassen, C Minton

(2018), Vol. 125, pp. 205-211, Wader Study, [Unknown], C1

journal article
2017

An experimental examination of interindividual variation in feather corticosterone content in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus in southeast Australia

Y Aharon-Rotman, K Buchanan, M Klaassen, W Buttemer

(2017), Vol. 244, pp. 93-100, General and Comparative Endocrinology, United States, C1

journal article

Setting conservation priorities for migratory networks under uncertainty

K Dhanjal-Adams, M Klaassen, S Nicol, H Possingham, I Chadès, R Fuller

(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 646-656, Conservation Biology, United States, C1

journal article

Geographic variation in seasonality and its influence on the dynamics of an infectious disease

S Lisovski, B Hoye, M Klaassen

(2017), Vol. 126, pp. 931-936, Oikos, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Eggs brought in from afar: svalbard-breeding pink-footed geese can fly their eggs across the Barents Sea

M Klaassen, S Hahn, H Korthals, J Madsen

(2017), Vol. 48, pp. 173-179, Journal of avian biology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Purifying selection and concerted evolution of RNA-sensing toll-like receptors in migratory waders

N Raven, S Lisovski, M Klaassen, N Lo, T Madsen, S Ho, B Ujvari

(2017), Vol. 53, pp. 135-145, Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Are Poultry or Wild Birds the Main Reservoirs for Avian Influenza in Bangladesh?

M Hassan, M Hoque, N Debnath, M Yamage, M Klaassen

(2017), Vol. 14, pp. 490-500, EcoHealth, United States, C1

journal article

Gut microbiota of a long-distance migrant demonstrates resistance against environmental microbe incursions

A Risely, D Waite, B Ujvari, M Klaassen, B Hoye

(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 5842-5854, Molecular Ecology, England, C1

journal article

Seasonal reproductive tactics: Annual timing and the capital-to-income breeder continuum

C Williams, M Klaassen, B Barnes, C Buck, W Arnold, S Giroud, S Vetter, T Ruf

(2017), Vol. 372, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1

journal article

Time versus energy minimization migration strategy varies with body size and season in long-distance migratory shorebirds

M Zhao, M Christie, J Coleman, C Hassell, K Gosbell, S Lisovski, C Minton, M Klaassen

(2017), Vol. 5, Movement Ecology, England, C1

journal article
2016

Avian influenza infection dynamics under variable climatic conditions, viral prevalence is rainfall driven in waterfowl from temperate, south-east Australia

M Ferenczi, C Beckmann, S Warner, R Loyn, K O'Riley, X Wang, M Klaassen

(2016), Vol. 47, Veterinary Research, England, C1

journal article

Migration strategy and pathogen risk: non-breeding distribution drives malaria prevalence in migratory waders

N Clark, S Clegg, M Klaassen

(2016), Vol. 125, pp. 1358-1368, Oikos, C1

journal article

Sex-Specific arrival times on the breeding grounds: Hybridizing migratory skuas provide empirical support for the role of sex ratios

S Lisovski, A Fröhlich, M Von Tersch, M Klaassen, H Peter, M Ritz

(2016), Vol. 187, pp. 532-539, American Naturalist, United States, C1

journal article

Body shrinkage due to Arctic warming reduces red knot fitness in tropical wintering range

J Van Gils, S Lisovski, T Lok, W Meissner, A Ozarowska, J De Fouw, E Rakhimberdiev, M Soloviev, T Piersma, M Klaassen

(2016), Vol. 352, pp. 819-821, Science, United States, C1

journal article

Movement patterns of Sanderling (Calidris alba) in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and a comparison of methods for identification of crucial areas for conservation

S Lisovski, K Gosbell, M Christie, B Hoye, M Klaassen, I Stewart, A Taysom, C Minton

(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 168-177, Emu, C1

journal article

A chain is as strong as its weakest link: assessing the consequences of habitat loss and degradation in a long-distance migratory shorebird

Y Aharon-Rotman, S Bauer, M Klaassen

(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 199-207, Emu: Austral ornithology, Clayton, Vic., C1

journal article

Hampered performance of migratory swans: Intra- and inter-seasonal effects of avian influenza virus

B Hoye, V Munster, N Huig, P De Vries, K Oosterbeek, W Tijsen, M Klaassen, R Fouchier, J Van Gils

(2016), Vol. 56, pp. 317-329, Integrative and Comparative Biology, England, C1

journal article

Why fly the extra mile? Using stress biomarkers to assess wintering habitat quality in migratory shorebirds

Y Aharon-Rotman, K Buchanan, N Clark, M Klaassen, W Buttemer

(2016), Vol. 182, pp. 385-395, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Seed dispersal potential by wild mallard duck as estimated from digestive tract analysis

E Kleyheeg, M Klaassen, M Soons

(2016), Vol. 61, pp. 1746-1758, Freshwater biology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Why fly the extra mile? Latitudinal trend in migratory fuel deposition rate as driver of trans-equatorial long-distance migration.

Y Aharon-Rotman, K Gosbell, C Minton, M Klaassen

(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 6616-6624, Ecology and evolution, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds

M Bulla, M Valcu, A Dokter, A Dondua, A Kosztolányi, A Rutten, B Helm, B Sandercock, B Casler, B Ens, C Spiegel, C Hassell, C Küpper, C Minton, D Burgas, D Lank, D Payer, E Loktionov, E Nol, E Kwon, F Smith, H Gates, H Vitnerová, H Prüter, J Johnson, J St Clair, J Lamarre, J Rausch, J Reneerkens, J Conklin, J Burger, J Liebezeit, J Bêty, J Coleman, J Figuerola, J Hooijmeijer, J Alves, J Smith, K Weidinger, K Koivula, K Gosbell, K Exo, L Niles, L Koloski, L McKinnon, L Praus, M Klaassen, M Giroux, M Sládecek, M Boldenow, M Goldstein, M Šálek, N Senner, N Rönkä, N Lecomte, O Gilg, O Vincze, O Johnson, P Smith, P Woodard, P Tomkovich, P Battley, R Bentzen, R Lanctot, R Porter, S Saalfeld, S Freeman, S Brown, S Yezerinac, T Székely, T Montalvo, T Piersma, V Loverti, V Pakanen, W Tijsen, B Kempenaers

(2016), Vol. 540, pp. 109-113, Nature, England, C1

journal article
2015

Minor differences in body condition and immune status between avian influenza virus-infected and noninfected mallards: a sign of coevolution?

J van Dijk, R Fouchier, M Klaassen, K Matson

(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 436-449, Ecology and evolution, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Natural selection for earlier male arrival to breeding grounds through direct and indirect effects in a migratory songbird

W Velmala, S Helle, M Ahola, M Klaassen, E Lehikoinen, K Rainio, P Sirkiä, T Laaksonen

(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 1205-1213, Ecology and evolution, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Avoiding competition? Site use, diet and foraging behaviours in two similarly sized geese wintering in China

M Zhao, L Cao, M Klaassen, Y Zhang, A Fox

(2015), Vol. 103, pp. 27-38, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Loss of periodicity in breeding success of waders links to changes in lemming cycles in Arctic ecosystems

Y Aharon-Rotman, M Soloviev, C Minton, P Tomkovich, C Hassell, M Klaassen

(2015), Vol. 124, pp. 861-870, OIKOS, Lund, Sweden, C1

journal article

Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos

J van Dijk, E Kleyheeg, M Soons, B Nolet, R Fouchier, M Klaassen

(2015), Vol. 124, pp. 1293-1303, Oikos, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Avian influenza in Australia : a summary of 5 years of wild bird surveillance

V Grillo, K Arzey, P Hansbro, A Hurt, S Warner, J Bergfeld, G Burgess, B Cookson, C Dickason, M Ferenczi, T Hollingsworth, M Hoque, R Jackson, M Klaassen, P Kirkland, N Kung, S Lisovski, M O'Dea, K O'Riley, D Roshier, L Skerratt, J Tracey, X Wang, R Woods, L Post

(2015), Vol. 93, pp. 387-393, Australian veterinary journal, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article
2014

Movement and migration in a changing world

A Lindstrom, B Chapman, N Jonzén, M Klaassen

(2014), pp. 36-50, Animal movement across scales, Oxford, Eng., B1-1

book chapter

Juveniles and migrants as drivers for seasonal epizootics of avian influenza virus

J Van Dijk, B Hoye, J Verhagen, B Nolet, R Fouchier, M Klaassen

(2014), Vol. 83, pp. 266-275, Journal of animal ecology, London, England, C1

journal article

Nutrient release characteristics from droppings of grass-foraging waterfowl (Anser brachyrhynchus) roosting in aquatic habitats

Y Liu, M Hefting, J Verhoeven, M Klaassen

(2014), Vol. 7, pp. 1-7, Ecohydrology, London, England, C1

journal article

The exception to the rule: Retreating ice front makes Bewick's swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii migrate slower in spring than in autumn

R Nuijten, A Kölzsch, J van Gils, B Hoye, K Oosterbeek, P de Vries, M Klaassen, B Nolet

(2014), Vol. 45, pp. 113-122, Journal of avian biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Identifying the African wintering grounds of hybrid flycatchers using a multi-isotope (δ2H, δ13C, δ15N) assignment approach

T Veen, M Hjernquist, S Van Wilgenburg, K Hobson, E Folmer, L Font, M Klaassen

(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-7, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

The effect of herbivores on genotypic diversity in a clonal aquatic plant

B Hidding, P Meirmans, M Klaassen, T de Boer, N Ouborg, C Wagemaker, B Nolet

(2014), Vol. 123, pp. 1112-1120, Oikos, London, Eng, C1

journal article

Transfer of maternal antibodies against avian influenza virus in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

J van Dijk, A Mateman, M Klaassen

(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-7, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

Migratory birds reinforce local circulation of avian influenza viruses

J Verhagen, J van Dijk, O Vuong, T Bestebroer, P Lexmond, M Klaassen, R Fouchier

(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-10, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article
2013

How did this snail get here? Several dispersal vectors inferred for an aquatic invasive species

L Van, N Huig, D Van, A Van, C Wagemaker, C Sherman, M Klaassen, J Figuerola

(2013), Vol. 58, pp. 88-99, Freshwater biology, London, England, C1

journal article

Mechanistic models of animal migration behaviour - their diversity, structure and use

S Bauer, M Klaassen

(2013), Vol. 82, pp. 498-508, Journal of animal ecology, London, England, C1

journal article

Unusual patterns in 15N blood values after a diet switch in red knot shorebirds

M Dietz, T Piersma, A Dekinga, H Korthals, M Klaassen

(2013), Vol. 49, pp. 283-292, Isotopes in environmental and health studies, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Improving provenance studies in migratory birds when using feather hydrogen stable isotopes

J Van Dijk, W Meissner, M Klaassen

(2013), Vol. 45, Journal of avian biology, London, England, C1

journal article

New insights from geolocators deployed on waders in Australia

C Minton, K Gosbell, P Johns, M Christie, M Klaassen, C Hassell, A Boyle, R Jessop, J Fox

(2013), Vol. 120, pp. 37-46, Wader Study Group bulletin, Norfolk, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2012

Host behaviour and physiology underpin individual variation in avian influenza virus infection in migratory Bewick's swans

B Hoye, R Fouchier, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 279, pp. 529-534, Proceedings of the Royal Society B : biological sciences, London, England, C1

journal article

Aquatic plant shows flexible avoidance by escape from tuber predation by swans

B Hidding, M Klaassen, T de Boer, P de Vries, B Nolet

(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 50-58, Basic and applied ecology, Jena, Germany, C1

journal article

Comparing the seasonal survival of resident and migratory oystercatchers : carry-over effects of habitat quality and weather conditions

O Duriez, B Ens, R Choquet, R Pradel, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 121, pp. 862-873, Oikos, Malden, Mass., C1

journal article

Ecophysiology of avian migration in the face of current global hazards

M Klaassen, B Hoye, B Nolet, W Buttemer

(2012), Vol. 367, pp. 1719-1732, Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society B: biological sciences, London, England, C1

journal article

Habitat use throughout migration : linking individual consistency, prior breeding success and future breeding potential

B Hoye, S Hahn, B Nolet, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 81, pp. 657-666, Journal of animal ecology, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

Experimental quantification of long distance dispersal potential of aquatic snails in the gut of migratory birds

C van Leeuwen, G van der Velde, B van Lith, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-7, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

Vector activity and propagule size affect dispersal potential by vertebrates

C van Leeuwen, M Tollenaar, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 170, pp. 101-109, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1

journal article

From food to offspring down : tissue-specific discrimination and turn-over of stable isotopes in herbivorous waterbirds and other avian foraging guilds

S Hahn, B Hoye, H Korthals, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-6, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

Does agricultural food provide a good alternative to a natural diet for body store deposition in geese?

G Eichhorn, H Meijer, K Oosterbeek, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 3, pp. 1-13, Ecosphere, Washington, D.C., C1

journal article

Gut travellers : internal dispersal of aquatic organisms by waterfowl

L van, D van, G van, M Klaassen

(2012), Vol. 39, pp. 2031-2040, Journal of biogeography, London, England, C1

journal article
2011

A puzzling migratory detour : are fueling conditions in Alaska driving the movement of juvenile sharp-tailed sandpipers?

A Lindstrom, R Gill Jr., S Jamieson, B McCaffery, L Wennerberg, M Wikelski, M Klaassen

(2011), Vol. 113, pp. 129-139, Condor, Berkeley, Ca., C1

journal article

Identifying crucial gaps in our knowledge of the life-history of avian influenza viruses - An Australian perspective

M Klaassen, B Hoye, D Roshier

(2011), Vol. 111, pp. 103-112, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1

journal article

Reconstructing an annual cycle of interaction : natural infection and antibody dynamics to avian influenza along a migratory flyway

B Hoye, V Munster, H Nishiura, R Fouchier, J Madsen, M Klaassen

(2011), Vol. 120, pp. 748-755, Oikos, Malden, Mass., C1

journal article

The reliance on distant resources for egg formation in high Arctic breeding barnacle geese Branta leucopsis

S Hahn, M Loonen, M Klaassen

(2011), Vol. 42, pp. 159-168, Journal of avian biology, Malden, Mass., C1

journal article

Cues and the optimal timing of activities under environmental changes

J McNamara, Z Barta, M Klaassen, S Bauer

(2011), Vol. 14, pp. 1183-1190, Ecology letters, London, England, C1

journal article

Effects of infection-induced migration delays on the epidemiology of avian influenza in wild mallard populations

S Galsworthy, Q ten Bosch, B Hoye, J Heesterbeek, M Klaassen, D Klinkenberg

(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 1-11, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1

journal article

Geolocator studies on Ruddy Turnstones Arenaria interpres and Greater Sandplovers Charadrius leschenaultii in the East Asian-Australasia Flyway reveal widely different migration strategies

C Minton, K Gosbell, P Johns, M Christie, M Klaassen, C Hassell, A Boyle, R Jessop, J Fox

(2011), Vol. 118, pp. 87-96, Wader Study Group bulletin, Norfolk, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2010

Insights from the eco-physiological book of records : Bewick's swans outperform the canonical intake-maximizing vertebrate

M Klaassen, H Hangelbroek, T de Boer, B Nolet

(2010), Vol. 119, pp. 1156-1160, Oikos, Malden, Mass., C1

journal article

Surveillance of wild birds for avian influenza virus

B Hoye, V Munster, H Nishiura, M Klaassen, R Fouchier

(2010), Vol. 16, pp. 1827-1834, Emerging infectious diseases, Atlanta, Ga., C1

journal article

Many routes lead to Rome : potential causes for the multi-route migration system of Red Knots, Calidris canutus islandica

S Bauer, B Ens, M Klaassen

(2010), Vol. 91, pp. 1822-1831, Ecology, Ithaca, N.Y., C1

journal article

Above- and below-ground vertebrate herbivory may each favour a different subordinate species in an aquatic plant community

B Hidding, B Nolet, T de Boer, P de Vries, M Klaassen

(2010), Vol. 162, pp. 199-208, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Single-point isotope measurements in blood cells and plasma to estimate the time since diet switches

M Klaassen, T Piersma, H Korthals, A Dekinga, M Dietz

(2010), Vol. 24, pp. 796-804, Functional Ecology, London, England, C1-1

journal article

Do Red Knots (Calidris Canutus Islandica) routinely skip Iceland during southward migration?

M Dietz, B Spaans, A Dekinga, M Klaassen, H Korthals, C van Leeuwen, T Piersma

(2010), Vol. 112, pp. 48-55, Condor, Santa Clara, Calif., C1-1

journal article
2009

What decision rules might pink-footed geese use to depart on migration? An individual-based model

O Duriez, S Bauer, A Destin, J Madsen, B Nolet, R Stillman, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 20, pp. 560-569, Behavioural ecology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Retrodicting patch use by foraging swans in a heterogeneous environment using a set of functional responses

B Nolet, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 118, pp. 431-439, Oikos, Malden, Mass., C1-1

journal article

How to find natural reservoir hosts from endemic prevalence in a multi-host population : a case study of influenza in waterfowl

H Nishiura, B Hoye, M Klaassen, S Bauer, H Heesterbeek

(2009), Vol. 1, pp. 118-128, Epidemics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

High individual repeatability and population differentiation in stable isotope ratios in winter-grown collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis feathers

M Hjernquist, T Veen, L Font, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 40, pp. 102-107, Journal of avian biology, Copenhagen, Denmark, C1-1

journal article

Estimating survival and movements using both live and dead recoveries : a case study of oystercatchers confronted with habitat change

O Duriez, S Sæther, B Ens, R Choquet, R Pradel, R Lambeck, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 46, pp. 144-153, Journal of applied ecology, New York, NY., C1-1

journal article

Compensatory growth in an aquatic plant mediates exploitative competition between seasonally tied herbivores

B Hidding, B Nolet, T de Boer, P de Vries, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 90, pp. 1891-1899, Ecology, Ithaca, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Burial depth distribution of fennel pondweed tubers (Potamogeton pectinatus) in relation to foraging by Bewick's swans

B Hidding, B Nolet, M van Eerden, M Guillemain, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 90, pp. 321-327, Aquatic botany, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Animal migration : linking models and data beyond taxonomic limits

S Bauer, Z Barta, B Ens, G Hays, J McNamara, M Klaassen

(2009), Vol. 5, pp. 433-435, Biology letters, London, England, C1-1

journal article
2008

What drives long-distance movements in the nomadic Grey Teal Anas gracilis in Australia?

D Roshier, M Asmus, M Klaassen

(2008), Vol. 150, pp. 474-484, Ibis: the International Journal of Avian Science, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Longer guts and higher food quality increase energy intake in migratory swans

J van Gils, J Beekman, P Coehoorn, E Corporaal, T Dekkers, M Klaassen, R van Kraaij, R de Leeuw, P de Vries

(2008), Vol. 77, pp. 1234-1241, Journal of animal ecology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Why do Gull-billed Terns Gelochelidon nilotica feed on fiddler crabs Uca tangeri in Guinea-Bissau?

E Stienen, A Brenninkmeijer, M Klaassen

(2008), Vol. 96, pp. 243-250, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

The consequences of climate-driven stop-over sites changes on migration schedules and fitness of Arctic geese

S Bauer, M van Dinther, K Høgda, M Klaassen, J Madsen

(2008), Vol. 77, pp. 654-660, Journal of animal ecology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Swan foraging shapes spatial distribution of two submerged plants, favouring the preferred prey species

H Sandsten, M Klaassen

(2008), Vol. 156, pp. 569-576, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Stoichiometry of endothermy : shifting the quest from nitrogen to carbon

M Klaassen, B Nolet

(2008), Vol. 11, pp. 785-792, Ecology letters, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Small seed size increases the potential for dispersal of wetland plants by ducks

M Soons, C van der Vlugt, B van Lith, G Heil, M Klaassen

(2008), Vol. 96, pp. 619-627, Journal of ecology, London, England, C1-1

journal article

Quantification of allochthonous nutrient input into freshwater bodies by herbivorous waterbirds

S Hahn, S Bauer, M Klaassen

(2008), Vol. 53, pp. 181-193, Freshwater biology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Optimal management of a goose flyway : migrant management at minimum cost

M Klaassen, S Bauer, J Madsen, H Possingham

(2008), Vol. 45, pp. 1446-1452, Journal of applied ecology, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article
2007

The role of herbivorous water birds in aquatic systems through interactions with aquatic macrophytes, with special reference to the Bewick's Swan - Fennel Pondweed system

M Klaassen, B Nolet

(2007), Vol. 584, pp. 205-213, Hydrobiologia, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Hampered foraging and migratory performance in swans infected with low-pathogenic avian influenza A virus

J van Gils, V Munster, R Radersma, D Liefhebber, R Fouchier, M Klaassen

(2007), Vol. 2, pp. 1-6, Plos one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1

journal article

Estimating the contribution of carnivorous waterbirds to nutrient loading in freshwater habitats

S Hahn, S Bauer, M Klaassen

(2007), Vol. 52, pp. 2421-2433, Freshwater biology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Effects of snow cover on the timing and success of reproduction in high-Arctic pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus

J Madsen, M Tamstorf, M Klaassen, N Eide, C Glahder, F Rigét, H Nyegaard, F Cottaar

(2007), Vol. 30, pp. 1363-1372, Polar biology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Does migration of hybrids contribute to post-zygotic isolation in flycatchers?

T Veen, N Svedin, J Forsman, M Hjernquist, A Qvarnström, K Thuman Hjernquist, J Träff, M Klaassen

(2007), Vol. 274, pp. 707-712, Proceedings of the Royal Society B-biological sciences, London, England, C1-1

journal article

Consequences of intraspecific seed-size variation in Sparganium emersum for dispersal by fish

B Pollux, N Ouborg, J van Groenendael, M Klaassen

(2007), Vol. 21, pp. 1084-1091, Functional ecology, London, England, C1-1

journal article
2006

The effect of seed morphology on the potential dispersal of aquatic macrophytes by the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

B Pollux, M de Jong, A Steegh, N Ouborg, J van Groenendael, M Klaassen

(2006), Vol. 51, pp. 2063-2071, Freshwater biology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Modelling behavioural and fitness consequences of disturbance for geese along their spring flyway

M Klaassen, S Bauer, J Madsen, I Tombre

(2006), Vol. 43, pp. 92-100, Journal of applied ecology, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Migratory birds as vectors for influenza dispersal

M Klaassen

(2006), Vol. 2, pp. 107-108, International journal of infection control, Portadown, Ireland, C1-1

journal article

Intake rates, stochasticity, or onset of spring : what aspects of food availability affect spring migration patterns in Pink-footed Geese Anser brachyrhynchus?

S Bauer, J Madsen, M Klaassen

(2006), Vol. 94, pp. 555-566, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Factors affecting the site of investment, and the reliance on savings for arctic breeders : the capital-income dichotomy revisited

M Klaassen, K Abraham, R Jefferies, M Vrtiska

(2006), Vol. 94, pp. 371-384, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Exhaled air temperature as a function of ambient temperature in flying and resting ducks

S Engel, R Klaassen, M Klaassen, H Biebach

(2006), Vol. 176, pp. 527-534, Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Assessing body condition and energy budget components by scoring abdominal profiles in free-ranging pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus

J Madsen, M Klaassen

(2006), Vol. 37, pp. 283-287, Journal of avian biology, Copenhagen, Denmark, C1-1

journal article

Animal-plant-microbe interactions : direct and indirect effects of swan foraging behaviour modulate methane cycling in temperate shallow wetlands

P Bodelier, M Stomp, L Santamaria, M Klaassen, H Laanbroek

(2006), Vol. 149, pp. 233-244, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

journal article
2005

Limits to growth : some chicks are more equal than others

M Klaassen, M Dietz

(2005), pp. 135-140, Seeking nature's limits : ecologists in the field, Utrecht, The Netherlands, B1-1

book chapter

Time and energy constraints in demanding phases of the annual cycle : an example of time limitation in refuelling migratory swans

B Nolet, M Klaassen

(2005), Vol. 111, pp. 302-310, Oikos, Malden, Mass., C1-1

journal article

The foldable 'Ottenby' walk-in trap : a handy and efficient wader trap for expedition conditions

Å Lindström, M Klaassen, R Lanctot

(2005), Vol. 107, pp. 50-53, Wader study group bulletin, Beaumaris, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Seasonal changes in the diet of the long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) assessed by analysis of faecal scats and of stable isotopes in blood

M Thums, M Klaassen, I Hume

(2005), Vol. 53, pp. 87-93, Australian journal of zoology, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Longer days in spring than in autumn accelerate migration speed of passerine birds

U Bauchinger, M Klaassen

(2005), Vol. 36, pp. 3-5, Journal of avian biology, Copenhagen, Denmark, C1-1

journal article
2004

Basal metabolic rate, food intake, and body mass in cold- and warm-acclimated Garden Warblers

M Klaassen, M Oltrogge, L Trost

(2004), Vol. 137, pp. 639-647, Comparative biochemistry and physiology : Part A, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Migrating swans profit from favourable changes in wind conditions at low altitude

M Klaassen, J Beekman, J Kontiokorpi, R Mulder, B Nolet

(2004), Vol. 145, pp. 142-151, Journal of ornithology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

May dehydration risk govern long-distance migratory behaviour?

M Klaassen

(2004), Vol. 35, pp. 4-6, Journal of avian biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

The relationship between carbon stable isotope ratios of hatchling down and egg yolk in Black-headed Gulls

M Klaassen, T Baarspul, T Dekkers, P Van Tienen

(2004), Vol. 75, pp. 196-199, Journal of field ornithology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Fuelling rates of garganey (Anas querquedula) staging in the Camargue, Southern France, during spring migration

M Guillemain, H Fritz, M Klaassen, A Johnson, H Hafner

(2004), Vol. 145, pp. 152-158, Journal of ornithology, Berlin, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Flying, fasting, and feeding in birds during migration: A nutritional and physiological ecology perspective

S McWilliams, C Guglielmo, B Pierce, M Klaassen

(2004), Vol. 35, pp. 377-393, Journal of avian biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Effects of diet change on carbon and nitrogen stable-isotope ratios in blood cells and plasma of the long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)

M Klaassen, M Thums, I Hume

(2004), Vol. 52, pp. 635-647, Australian journal of zoology, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1

journal article
2003

Fathers with highly demanding partners and offspring in a semidesert environment: energetic aspects of the breeding system of Monteiro's Hornbills (Tockus monteiri) in Namibia

M Klaassen, A Brenninkmeijer, C Boix-Hinzen, J Mendelsohn

(2003), Vol. 120, pp. 866-873, Auk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

High basal metabolic rates of shorebirds while in the Arctic: a circumpolar view

A Lindström, M Klaassen

(2003), Vol. 105, pp. 420-427, Condor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Fathers With Highly Demanding Partners and Offspring in a Semidesert Environment: Energetic Aspects of the Breeding System of Monteiro's Hornbills (Tockus Monteiri) in Namibia

Marcel Klaassen, Alex Brenninkmeijer, Christian Boix-Hinzen, John Mendelsohn

(2003), Vol. 120, pp. 866-873, Ornithology, C1-1

journal article

High Basal Metabolic Rates of Shorebirds While in the Arctic: A Circumpolar View

Åke Lindström, Marcel Klaassen

(2003), Vol. 105, pp. 420-427, The Condor, C1-1

journal article

Relationships between migration and breeding strategies in Arctic breeding birds

M Klaassen

(2003), pp. 237-249, Proceedings of the 2001 Symposium of Avian Migration, Konstanz, Germany, E1-1

conference
2002

Metabolic rate and thermal conductance of lemmings from high-arctic Canada and Siberia

M Klaassen, J Agrell, A Lindström

(2002), Vol. 172, pp. 371-378, Journal of comparative physiology B, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Habitat switching by Bewick's swans: Maximization of average long-term energy gain?

B Nolet, R Bevan, M Klaassen, O Langevoord, Y Van Der Heijden

(2002), Vol. 71, pp. 979-993, Journal of animal ecology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Fuel stores of juvenile waders on autumn migration in high arctic Canada

A Lindström, M Klaassen, T Piersma, N Holmgren, L Wennerberg

(2002), Vol. 90, pp. 93-101, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Feeding ecology of wintering terns in Guinea-Bissau

A Brenninkmeijer, E Stienen, M Klaassen, M Kersten

(2002), Vol. 144, pp. 602-613, Ibis: the international journal of avian science, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Skipping swans: Fuelling rates and wind conditions determine differential use of migratory stopover sites of Bewick's Swans Cygnus bewickii

J Beekman, B Nolet, M Klaassen

(2002), Vol. 90, pp. 437-460, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Long-distance endozoochorous dispersal of submerged macrophyte seeds by migratory waterbirds in northern Europe - a critical review of possibilities and limitations

P Clausen, B Nolet, A Fox, M Klaassen

(2002), Vol. 23, pp. 191-203, Acta oecologica, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Geographical variation and population structure in the White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis as shown by morphology, mitochondrial DNA and carbon isotope ratios

L Wennerberg, M Klaassen, Å Lindström

(2002), Vol. 131, pp. 380-390, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article
2001

Arctic waders are not capital breeders

M Klaassen, A Lindström A, H Meltofte, T Piersma

(2001), Vol. 413, pp. 794-794, Nature, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Spatial variation in tuber depletion by swans explained by differences in net intake rates

B Nolet, O Langevoord, R Bevan, K Engelaar, M Klaassen, R Mulder, S Van Dijk

(2001), Vol. 82, pp. 1655-1667, Ecology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2000

Flight costs and fuel composition of a bird migrating in a wind tunnel

M Klaassen, A Kvist, A Lindström

(2000), Vol. 102, pp. 444-451, Condor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Predicting migratory flight altitudes by physiological migration models

F Liechti, M Klaassen, B Bruderer

(2000), Vol. 117, pp. 205-214, Auk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Flight altitude of trans-Sahara migrants in autumn: a comparison of radar observations with predictions from meteorological conditions and water and energy balance models

M Klaassen, H Biebach

(2000), Vol. 31, pp. 47-55, Journal of avian biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Flight Costs and Fuel Composition of a Bird Migrating in a Wind Tunnel

Marcel Klaassen, Anders Kvist, Åke Lindström

(2000), Vol. 102, pp. 444-451, The Condor, C1-1

journal article

Predicting Migratory Flight Altitudes by Physiological Migration Models

Felix Liechti, Marcel Klaassen, Bruno Bruderer

(2000), Vol. 117, pp. 205-214, The Auk, C1-1

journal article
1999

Variation in energy intake and basal metabolic rate of a bird migrating in a wind tunnel

A Lindström, M Klaassen, A Kvist

(1999), Vol. 13, pp. 352-359, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Physiological flexibility and its impact on energy metabolism and foraging behaviour in birds

M Klaassen

(1999), pp. 427-445, Herbivores : between plants and predators : the 38th Symposium of the British Ecological Society in cooperation with the Netherlands Ecological Society held at the Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands, 1997, Wageningen, The Netherlands, E1-1

conference
1998

Energy expenditure in relation to flight speed: what is the power of mass loss rate estimates?

A Kvist, M Klaassen, A Lindström

(1998), Vol. 29, pp. 485-498, Journal of avian biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article
1997

Sandwich terns Sterna sandvicensis feeding on shell fractions

A Brenninkmeijer, M Klaassen, E Stiknen

(1997), Vol. 139, pp. 397-400, Ibis, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Synchronization by low-amplitude light-dark cycles of 24-hour pineal and plasma melatonin rhythms of hatchling European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

E Gwinner, M Zeman, M Klaassen

(1997), Vol. 23, pp. 176-181, Journal of pineal research, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Composition of fuel stores and digestive limitations to fuel deposition rate in the long-distance migratory thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia

M Klaassen, A Lindström, R Zijlstra

(1997), Vol. 70, pp. 125-133, Physiological zoology, Chicago, Ill., C1-1

journal article
1996

Blood hemoglobin content and metabolic performance of Arctic Tern chicks Sterna paradisaea

C Bech, M Klaassen

(1996), Vol. 27, pp. 112-117, Journal of avian biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Wingbeat frequency and the body drag anomaly: wind-tunnel observations on a thrush nightingale (Luscinia Luscinia) and a teal (Anas crecca)

C Pennycuick, M Klaassen, A Kvist, A Lindström

(1996), Vol. 199, pp. 2757-2765, Journal of experimental biology, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Departure fuel loads in time-minimizing migrating birds can be explained by the energy costs of being heavy

M Klaassen, A Lindström

(1996), Vol. 183, pp. 29-34, Journal of theoretical biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Metabolic constraints on long-distance migration in birds

M Klaassen

(1996), Vol. 199, pp. 57-64, Journal of experimental biology, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1

journal article
1995

Moult and basal metabolic costs in males of two subspecies of stonechats: the European Saxicola torquata rubicula and the East African S. t. axillaris

M Klaassen

(1995), Vol. 104, pp. 424-432, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

journal article
1994

Influence of growth rate retardation on time budgets and energetics of Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea and Common Tern S. hirundo chicks

M Klaassen, B Habekotte, P Schinkelshoek, E Stienen, P Van Tienen

(1994), Vol. 136, pp. 197-204, Ibis, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Growth and energetics of tern chicks from temperate and polar environments

M Klaassen

(1994), Vol. 111, pp. 525-544, Auk, Washington, D.C., C1-1

journal article

Energetics of fattening and starvation in the long-distance migratory garden warbler, Sylvia borin, during the migratory phase

M Klaassen, H Biebach

(1994), Vol. 164, pp. 362-371, Journal of comparative physiology B, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article
1993

Flocking and feeding in the fiddler crab (UCA tangeri): prey availability as risk-taking behaviour

B Ens, M Klaassen, L Zwarts

(1993), Vol. 31, pp. 477-494, Netherlands journal of sea research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Habitat selection and energetics of the fiddler crab (Uca tangeri)

M Klaassen, B Ens

(1993), Vol. 31, pp. 495-502, Netherlands journal of sea research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
1992

Predictive growth budgets in terns and gulls

R Drent, M Klaassen, B Zwaan

(1992), Vol. 80, pp. 5-17, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Transmitter loads do not affect the daily energy expenditure of nesting common terns

M Klaassen, P Becker, M Wagener

(1992), Vol. 63, pp. 181-185, Journal of field ornithology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Energetics of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa-Tridactyla chicks

G Gabrielsen, M Klaassen, F Mehlum

(1992), Vol. 80, pp. 29-40, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Resting and peak metabolic rates of Arctic Tern nestlings and their relations to growth rate

M Klaassen, C BECH

(1992), Vol. 65, pp. 803-814, Physiological zoology, Chicago, Ill., C1-1

journal article

Growth-rate associated changes in the energy-requirements of tern chicks

M Klaassen, B Zwaan, P Heslenfeld, P Lucas, B Luijckx

(1992), Vol. 80, pp. 19-28, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
1991

An analysis of hatchling resting metabolism: in search of ecological correlates that explain deviations from allometric relations

M Klaassen, R Drent

(1991), Vol. 93, pp. 612-629, Condor, Berkeley, Calif., C1-1

journal article
1990

Seasonal timing of the spring departure of waders from the Banc D'Arguin, Mauritania

T Piersma, M Klaassen, J Bruggemann, A Blomert, A Gueye, Y Ntiamoa-Baidu, N Van Bedrerode

(1990), Vol. 78, pp. 123-134, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Energetic requirements for maintenance and premigratory body mass gain of waders wintering in Africa

M Klaassen, M Kersten, B Ens

(1990), Vol. 78, pp. 209-220, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Is salt stress a problem for waders wintering on the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania?

M Klaassen, B Ens

(1990), Vol. 78, pp. 67-74, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
1989

Growth and energetics of Arctic Tern chicks (Sterna Paradisaea)

M Klaassen, C Bech, D Masman, G Slagsvold

(1989), Vol. 106, pp. 240-248, Auk, Washington, D.C., C1-1

journal article

Basal metabolic-rate and therman conductance in Arctic Tern chicks and the effect of heat increment of feeding on thermoregulatory expenes

M Klaassen, C Bech, G Slagsvold

(1989), Vol. 77, pp. 193-200, Ardea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
1987

Energy expenditure during free flight in trained and free-living Eurasian Kestrels (Falcotinnunculus)

D Masman, M Klaassen

(1987), Vol. 104, pp. 603-616, Auk, Washington, D.C., C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Avian migrants as vectors of zoonotic diseases in a changing world

Prof Marcel Klaassen

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2015: $140,483
  • 2014: $182,946
  • 2013: $197,310

Threats of avian pathogens to endangered parrots and human health: developing and utilizing tools for risk reduction

Prof Andy Bennett, A/Prof Shane Raidal, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Prof Kate Buchanan, Prof Ken Walder, Dr Michael Magrath, Dr Yonatan Segal, Prof Martyn Jeggo

ARC Linkage - Projects

  • 2017: $54,016
  • 2016: $105,523
  • 2015: $112,909
  • 2014: $60,397

Revealing the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of avian influenza virus

Prof Edward Holmes, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Aeron Hurt

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2018: $20,000
  • 2017: $40,000
  • 2016: $20,000

Are pollutants endangering a global migratory flyway?

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Aeron Hurt, Dr Veerle Jaspers

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2021: $149,721
  • 2020: $175,252
  • 2019: $127,634

Shape-shifting birds: a novel consequence of climate change

Prof Matthew Symonds, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Dr Glenn Tattersall

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2021: $107,185
  • 2020: $157,935
  • 2019: $80,674

Guiding research and best practice standards for the sustainable development of Offshore Renewables and other emerging marine industries in Australia

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young, Prof Marcel Klaassen

National Environmetal Science Program 2

  • 2023: $100,117

Other Public Sector Funding

Combining serological and virological tests in studying the host-pathogen in wildlife with special reference to Avian influenza epidemiology in the Australian context.

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Mr Simeon Lisovski, Dr David Roshier

CSIRO

  • 2014: $1,673
  • 2013: $3,347
  • 2012: $7,710

Threats of avian pathogens to endangered parrots and human health: developing and utilizing tools for risk reduction

Prof Andy Bennett, A/Prof Shane Raidal, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Prof Kate Buchanan, Prof Ken Walder, Dr Michael Magrath, Dr Yonatan Segal, Prof Martyn Jeggo

Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Zoos Victoria

  • 2017: $25,000
  • 2016: $25,000
  • 2015: $30,000

Sampling the Big Blank Spot: Wild Bird Avian Influenza Virus Surveillance in Australia's interior.

Prof Marcel Klaassen

National avian influenza wild bird surveillance program

  • 2014: $9,090

Evaluating exposure risk and incursions of highly pathogenic avian influenza from Asia using serology.

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

  • 2019: $30,000
  • 2018: $79,960

Trialling the suitability of supervised machine learning to identify avian influenza virus (AIV) outbreak risks in poultry.

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

  • 2022: $21,818
  • 2021: $18,181

Nomadic ibis and spoonbills in flight: Environmental variables predicting altitude and speed.

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Mr Batbayar Galtbalt

International Education Resilience Fund

  • 2022: $15,000

Generation of interim harvest model output to guide decision-making for the 2022 duck season.

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Game Management Authority

  • 2022: $40,000

Industry and Other Funding

Surveillance of influenza A viruses in wild birds.

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Dr David Roshier

Erasmus University Medical Centre

  • 2015: $2,000
  • 2014: $29,100
  • 2013: $100,000
  • 2012: $11,356
  • 2011: $209,819

The interplay of avian influenza dynamics between resident waterfowl species and migratory waders

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Mr Simeon Lisovski

ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed

  • 2012: $7,500

Pathogen mitigated movement of avian hosts, understanding the interplay between infection and movement in wild waterfowl

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Ms Marta Ferenczi, Dr David Roshier

BirdLife Australia

  • 2013: $3,000

Linking gastro-intestinal microbiome diversity and immune function over the migratory flyway in a long-distance migrant.

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Dr Bethany Hoye, Miss Alice Risely

BirdLife Australia

  • 2015: $2,500

Understanding the role of migrants in pathogen dispersal: gut microbiome diversity across time and space in a long-distance migrant

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Dr Bethany Hoye, A/Prof Beata Ujvari, Miss Alice Risely

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endownment

  • 2015: $5,000

A new database for Australian AIV sampling and analyses in wild birds

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Wildlife Health Australia

  • 2017: $8,692
  • 2016: $20,000

State-of-the-art wildlife trackers and movement ecology

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Druid Technology Co. Ltd

  • 2021: $8,000
  • 2020: $16,000
  • 2019: $16,000
  • 2018: $16,000

Identifying key sites along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway for the conservation of the critically endangered Curlew Sandpiper

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Aust Geographic Society Grant - Research

  • 2018: $1,500

NATIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WILD BIRD (NAIWB) SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM ANALYSIS PROJECT - Avian Disease Ecology-Epidemiology Consultant.

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Wildlife Health Australia

  • 2021: $4,500
  • 2019: $4,500

Pollution in the coastal wetlands of East Asia: Cascading effects from littoral macroinvertebrates to migrating shorebirds

Prof Marcel Klaassen

The Reseach Council of Norway - MARINFORSK

  • 2021: $17,351

National Avian Influenza Wild Bird (NAIWB) Surveillance Program. Analysis Project - Avian Disease Ecology - Epidemiology Consultant - Part 2

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Wildlife Health Australia

  • 2021: $13,636

Student Application - What in the devil makes them susceptible to cancer?

Mr Nick MacDonald, A/Prof Beata Ujvari, Dr Marina Telonis-Scott, Prof Marcel Klaassen

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2022: $5,400

National Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance Program - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Special Projects.

Prof Marcel Klaassen

Wildlife Health Australia

  • 2023: $77,272

Other Funding Sources

Avian influenza virus dynamics in a waterbird community in Australia

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Ms Marta Ferenczi, Dr Christa Beckmann

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2014: $800

Strategies and constraints of avian migration in waders along the East Asian Australasian Flyway

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Miss Meijuan Zhao

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2016: $909

Stuart Leslie Conference Award

Prof Marcel Klaassen, Mrs Jessica May Ellen Radford

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2019: $1,000

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2024

Ariful Islam

Thesis entitled: Evolutionary Ecology and Epidemiology of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza in Bangladesh

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2023

Tobias Alexander Ross

Thesis entitled: Are Pollutants and Emerging Diseases Endangering a Global Migratory Flyway?

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2022

Batbayar Galtbalt

Thesis entitled: Weather and climate change effects on avian migrants

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Hui Bruce Yu

Thesis entitled: GPS-behaviour trackers and their ecological application

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2018

Alice Risely

Thesis entitled: Host-pathogen and host-microbe interactions in migratory animals and their implications for pathogen dispersal

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2017

Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan

Thesis entitled: Who is the culprit: ecology and epidemiology of Avian Influenza at the wildlife-poultry interface in Bangladesh

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2016

Meijuan Zhao

Thesis entitled: Constraints and strategies of long-distance migratory shorebirds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Marta Ferenczi

Thesis entitled: Avian influenza virus dynamics in Australian wild birds

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Simeon Lisovski

Thesis entitled: Wildlife infectious disease dynamics in the context of seasonality and bird migration

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2015

Yaara Aharon-Rotman

Thesis entitled: Challenges within the annual cycle of long-distance migratory waders along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2013

Megan Underwood

Thesis entitled: Does size matter? Sex differences in white-faced storm petrels' ecology

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Associate Supervisor
2024

Sara Marie Karin Ryding

Thesis entitled: Shape-Shifting Birds: Morphological Responses to Climate Change

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2023

Nynke Raven

Thesis entitled: Immune Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Tasmanian Devils

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2019

Daniel Terry Lees

Thesis entitled: Sex-ratio dynamics in three species of resident shorebird

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2017

Aditya Vivek Ponkshe

Thesis entitled: Joint effects of selective mating and ecology on the persistence of polymorphism and the divergence of sexually selected traits

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2015

Gemma Cole

Thesis entitled: Estimatig the evolutionary link between food detection and mate choice

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2012

Bibiana Andrea Rojas Zuluaga

Thesis entitled: The apparent paradox of colour variation in aposematic poison frogs

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences