Multi-state analysis of the impacts of avian pox on a population of Serins (Serinus serinus): The importance of estimating recapture rates

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-146

  Senar, Juan Carlos ^a   Conroy, Michael J ^b  

^a Museu de Zoologia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian pox; Capture recapture; Epidemics; Serin; Serinus serinus; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AVES; NEGIBACTERIA; PASSERIFORMES; SERINUS SERINUS;

EID: 21844456624     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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