Dynamics of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in the native and introduced range of the host

EcoHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-102

  Dhondt, André A ^a   Badyaev, Alexander V ^b   Dobson, Andrew P ^c   Hawley, Dana M ^a,d   Driscoll, Melanie J L ^a   Hochachka, Wesley M ^a   Ley, David H ^e  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Epidemic; Genetic bottleneck; House finch; House Finch Disease Survey; Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 33746907467     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-006-0019-7     Document Type: Article

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