Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-461

  Miller, Gary D ^a,b   Watts, Joanne M ^b   Shellam, Geoffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avian disease; Avian influenza; Infectious bursal disease; Newcastle disease; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; IMMUNITY; SEABIRD; SERUM; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA MACCORMICKI; FLAVIVIRUS; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 51949108552     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102008001259     Document Type: Article

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