Review of a newly recognized disease of elephants caused by endotheliotropic herpesviruses

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 383-392

  Richman, Laura K ^a,b   Montali, Richard J ^a   Hayward, Gary S ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 0034553533     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:5<383::AID-ZOO8>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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