The transmission rate of MCMV in house mice in pens: Implications for virally vectored immunocontraception

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 386-393

  Arthur, A D ^a   Krebs, C J ^a,b   Pech, R P ^a,c   Farroway, L N ^a,d   Singleton, G R ^a,e  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Department for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

^e INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FERTILITY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; RODENT; VIRUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MAIZE CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS; MAMMALIA; MURID HERPESVIRUS 1; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 68549109494     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR09006     Document Type: Article

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