Further insight on the epidemiology of cetacean morbillivirus in the northeastern atlantic

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 605-613

  Van Bressem, Marie Françoise ^a,b   Jepson, Paul ^c   Barrett, Tom ^d  

^a Peruvian Ctr for Cetacean Research   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c Institute of Zoology   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031832247     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00747.x     Document Type: Article

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