Bird population declines in northern Europe are explained by thiamine deficiency
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 11:49
in Biology & Nature
Wild birds of several species are dying in large numbers from a paralytic disease with hitherto unknown cause in the Baltic Sea area. A research team at Stockholm University, Sweden, led by Associate Professor Lennart Balk, has demonstrated strong relationships between this disease, breeding failure, and advanced thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency in eggs, young, and adults. The results are presented in the article 'Wild birds of declining European species are dying from a thiamine deficiency syndrome,' published in the on-line Early Edition of the well-reputed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA (PNAS)...