A survey of selected parasitic and viral pathogens in four species of Mexican parrots, Amazona autumnalis, Amazona oratrix, Amazona viridigenalis, and Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-249

  Stone, Elizabeth Gordon ^a,c   Montiel Parra, Griselda ^b   Pérez, Tila Maria ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Center for Wildlife Health Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazona autumnalis; Amazona oratrix; Amazona viridigenalis; Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMAZONA AUTUMNALIS; AMAZONA ORATRIX; AMAZONA VIRIDIGENALIS; AVES; HERPESVIRIDAE; IXODIDAE; ORNITHOCORIS; ORNITHONYSSUS SYLVIARUM; PARAGONIOCOTES; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; PHTHIRAPTERA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACOBROSUS; RHYNCHOPSITTA PACHYRHYNCHA;

EID: 24644524986     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-026.1     Document Type: Article

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