The cyanobacterium (order stigonematales) suspected of causing avian vacuolar myelinopathy is confirmed in florida fresh waters

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-314

  Williams, B James ^a   Puchulutegui, Cecilia ^a   Landsberg, Jan H ^a   Williams, Sarah K ^b  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MORTALITY; RAPTOR; TOXIN; WATERFOWL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; AVES; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; STIGONEMATALES;

EID: 66949151819     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2009.9664297     Document Type: Article

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