The effects of west nile virus on the reproductive success and overwinter survival of eastern bluebirds in Alabama

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-163

  Hill, Geoffrey E ^a   Siefferman, Lynn ^b   Liu, Mark ^a   Hassan, Hassan ^c   Unnasch, Thomas R ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes; Arbovirus(es); Birds; Culex; Mosquito(es); Vector borne

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLUEBIRD; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVERWINTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEROLOGY; SURVIVAL; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WINTER;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ARBOVIRUS; AVES; SIALIA; SIALIA SIALIS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77950561054     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0211     Document Type: Article

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