Relationships of deer mouse movement, vegetative structure, and prevalence of infection with sin nombre virus

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 311-318

  Root, J Jeffrey ^a   Calisher, Charles H ^a   Beaty, Barry J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Hantavirus; Mouse movement; Peromyscus maniculatus; Sin Nombre virus; Vegetative structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; HANTAVIRUS; JUNIPERUS; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; QUERCUS; SALVIA; SIN NOMBRE VIRUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PEROMYSCUS; PLANT; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASE; SEASON; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; COLORADO; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PEROMYSCUS; PLANTS; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033109902     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.311     Document Type: Article

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