Five amphibian mortality events associated with ranavirus infection in south central Ontario, Canada

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Greer, Amy L ^a   Berrill, Michael ^a   Wilson, Paul J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Canada; Frog; Polymerase chain reaction; Rana pipiens; Rana sylvatica; Ranavirus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DISEASE; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; FELIDAE; IRIDOVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; MIRIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS; RANA SYLVATICA; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 28944447640     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao067009     Document Type: Article

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