Characterization of canarypox-like viruses infecting endemic birds in the Galápagos Islands

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 342-353

  Thiel, Teresa ^a   Whiteman, Noah K ^a   Tirapé, Ana ^b,c   Baquero, Maria Ines ^b,d   Cedeño, Virna ^b,c,d   Walsh, Tim ^e,f   Uzcátegui, Gustavo Jiménez ^f   Parker, Patricia G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Galapagos National Park Service   (Ecuador)

^c Concepto Azul ^*  (Ecuador)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

^e CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

^f WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian pox; Avipoxvirus; Canary pox; Fowlpox; Gal pagos

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIPOXVIRUS; CANARYPOX VIRUS; DENDROICA PETECHIA; FOWLPOX VIRUS; FRINGILLIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; GEOSPIZA; NESOMIMUS PARVULUS; PASSERIFORMES; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 24344508196     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.2.342     Document Type: Article

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