Increasing prevalence of avian poxvirus in Darwin's finches and its effect on male pairing success

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-76

  Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a   Dudaniec, Rachael Y ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PASSERINE; VIRAL DISEASE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 33645147893     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03503.x     Document Type: Article

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