No evidence of Campylobacter, Salmonella and Yersinia in free–living populations of the red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-383

  Ortiz–Catedral, Luis ^a   Ismar, Stefanie M H ^b   Baird, Karen ^c   Ewen, John G ^d   Hauber, Mark E ^b,e   Brunton, Dianne H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; New Zealand; Parakeet; Pathogen; Salmonella; Translocation; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PASSERINE; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; TRANSLOCATION; VULNERABILITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CYANORAMPHUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 75449101249     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2009.9651469     Document Type: Article

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