Rabbit haemorrhagic disease: Does a pre-existing RHDV-like virus reduce the effectiveness of RHD as a biological control in Australia?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 673-682

  Cooke, B D ^a   McPhee, S ^b   Robinson, A J ^a   Capucci, L ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c Ist Z S della L e dell'E   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BIOCOENOSIS; LAGOMORPH; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 0036966782     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00092     Document Type: Article

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