Morbillivirus ecology in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 474-478

  Garner, G W ^a   Evermann, J F ^b   Saliki, J T ^c   Follmann, E H ^d   McKeirnan, A J ^b  

^a US National Biological Service   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; DOLPHIN MORBILLIVIRUS; EUROPE; GREENLAND; MEASLES VIRUS; PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; PORPOISE MORBILLIVIRUS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; URSUS MARITIMUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BEAR; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DASHEEN MOSAIC VIRUS; DISTEMPER VIRUS; DOLPHIN MORBILLIVIRUS; MAMMALIA; MEASLES VIRUS; MORBILLIVIRUS; PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS; PHOCIDAE; PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; PHOCOENIDAE; PORPOISE MORBILLIVIRUS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0033933088     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000000108     Document Type: Article

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