Viruses of the Serengeti: Patterns of infection and mortality in African lions

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1161-1178

  Packer, C ^a   Altizer, S ^a   Appel, M ^b   Brown, E ^c   Martenson, J ^c   O'Brien, S J ^c   Roelke Parker, M ^c   Hofmann Lehmann, R ^d   Lutz, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Population density; Seroprevalence; Susceptibles; Virulence

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIC; FELID; MORTALITY; VIRUS;

TANZANIA;

PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0032752225     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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