Causes of morbidity and mortality and their effect on reproductive success in double-crested cormorants from Saskatchewan

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 331-346

  Kuiken, Thijs ^a   Leighton, Frederick A ^a   Wobeser, Gary ^a   Wagner, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Double crested cormorant; Morbidity; Mortality; Newcastle disease; Parasitology; Pathology; Phalacrocorax auritus; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AMPHIMERUS; AVES; CANIS LATRANS; CERATOPHYLLUS; CHARADRII; CONTRACAECUM SPICULIGERUM; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PECTINOPYGUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; PIAGETIELLA; THEROMYZON;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CANADA; CARNIVORA; CAUSE OF DEATH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CARNIVORA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FRESH WATER; MORBIDITY; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0033113745     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.331     Document Type: Article

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