Geographic pattern of serum antibody prevalence for Brucella spp. in caribou, grizzly bears, and wolves from Alaska, 1975-1998

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 570-577

  Zarnke, Randall L ^a   Ver Hoef, Jay M ^a,b   DeLong, Robert A ^a  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brucella spp.; Caribou; Grizzly bear; Wolf

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33845334172     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.570     Document Type: Article

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