Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection dynamics in a house finch population: Seasonal variation in survival, encounter and transmission rate

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 651-669

  Faustino, Cristina R ^a   Jennelle, Christopher S ^a   Connolly, Véronique ^b   Davis, Andrew K ^c   Swarthout, Elliott C ^b   Dhondt, André ^b   Cooch, Evan G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Disease dynamics; Multistate mark recapture; Sex effects; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

AVES; CARPODACUS; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM;

EID: 3142711103     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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