Epidemiologic determinants of aural abscessation in free-living eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina) in Virginia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 918-921

  Brown, Justin D ^a   Sleeman, Jonathan M ^a,b   Elvinger, François ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Aural abscessation; Box turtle; Epidemiology; Terrapene carolina; Virginia

Indexed keywords

TERRAPENE CAROLINA; TESTUDINES;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; EAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; TURTLE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY BURDEN; EAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TURTLES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 2942692093     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.4.918     Document Type: Article

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