Health evaluation of free-ranging Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti ) in Peru

Avian Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-135

  Smith, Kristine M ^a   Karesh, William B ^a   Majluf, Patricia ^b   Paredes, Rosana ^c   Zavalaga, Carlos ^d   Reul, Almira Hoogesteijn ^e   Stetter, Mark ^f   Braselton, W Emmett ^g   Puche, Helena ^h   Cook, Robert A ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^f Disney's Animal Programs   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Hematology; Penguin; Serology; Spheniscus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PENGUIN; PERU;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PERU; SPHENISCIDAE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; AVES; AVIADENOVIRUS; AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; AVIAN ORTHOREOVIRUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; EQUIDAE; GALLID HERPESVIRUS 1; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; IXODIDA; ORNITHODOROS; ORTHOREOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; PARAPSYLLUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR GALLINARUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR PULLORUM; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI;

EID: 41849094783     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8265-071007-Reg     Document Type: Article

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