Antibody status and survival of Australian wild rabbits challenged with rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-456

  McPhee, S R ^a,b   Butler, K L ^a   Kovaliski, J ^c   Mutze, G ^c   Capucci, L ^d   Cooke, B D ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Agric Technical Services Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c GPO Box 2834 ^*  (Australia)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^e Invasive Animals Co operative Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BREEDING POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LAGOMORPH; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION REGULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SURVIVAL; VIRAL DISEASE;

CALICIVIRIDAE; LAGOVIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 68549122631     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08137     Document Type: Article

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