Necropsy findings and arbovirus surveillance in mourning doves from the southeastern United States

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-135

  Gerhold, Richard W ^a   Tate, Cynthia M ^a   Gibbs, Samantha E ^a   Mead, Daniel G ^a   Allison, Andrew B ^a   Fischer, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbid; Diseases; Mourning dove; Southeastern United States; Zenaida macroura

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA COLUMBAE; AVES; COLUMBIDAE; EQUIDAE; IXODIDA; WEST NILE VIRUS; ZENAIDA MACROURA;

EID: 34047095359     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.1.129     Document Type: Article

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