Cutaneous and diphtheritic avian poxvirus infection in a nestling Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) from Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-573

  Shearn Bochsler, Valerie ^a   Green, D Earl ^a   Converse, Kathryn A ^a   Docherty, Douglas E ^a   Thiel, Teresa ^b   Geisz, Heidi N ^c   Fraser, William R ^d   Patterson Fraser, Donna L ^d  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d Polar Oceans Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Avian poxvirus; Infectious disease; Macronectes giganteus; Pelagic seabird; Southern giant petrel

Indexed keywords

HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; NESTLING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE; SEABIRD; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ANVERS ISLAND; PALMER STATION; WEST ANTARCTICA;

AVES; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 43949125550     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0390-z     Document Type: Article

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