Statistical models for the effect of age and maternal antibodies on the development of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in Australian wild rabbits

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 663-671

  Robinson, A J ^a   So, P T M ^a   Muller W J ^a   Cooke, B D ^a   Capucci, L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Math/Information Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTIBODY; LAGOMORPH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; VIRAL DISEASE;

AUSTRALIA;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 0036971591     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00119     Document Type: Article

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