Retrospective evaluation of measles antibody titers in vaccinated captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 198-203

  Blasier, Megan W ^a   Travis, Dominic A ^b   Barbiers, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorilla gorilla beringei; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Measles; Mountain gorilla; Vaccine; Western lowland gorilla

Indexed keywords

GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 24644490505     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-030.1     Document Type: Article

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