Epidermoptid mange in Laysan albatross fledglings in Hawaii

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 185-188

  Gilardi, Kirsten V K ^a   Gilardi, James D ^b   Frank, Anthony ^c   Goff, M Lee ^d   Boyce, Walter M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Oceanic Society   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermoptidae; Laysan albatross; Mange; Mite; Myialges; Seabird

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS; MYIALGES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; INFESTATION; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; HAWAII; MITE INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0035227936     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.185     Document Type: Article

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