Ranavirus in wood frogs (Rana sylvatica): Potential sources of transmission within and between ponds

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 307-318

  Harp, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Petranka, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Declining amphibians; North Carolina; Rana sylvatica; Ranavirus; Scavenging; Transmission

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; IRIDOVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; RANA SYLVATICA; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 33748276256     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.307     Document Type: Article

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