Effects of immune system diversity and physical variation ofimmunotypic mixing on the dynamics of rabies in bats

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 164-179

  Dimitrov, Dobromir T ^a   Hallam, Thomas G ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Immune system; Multilevel models; Rabies; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; RABIES; REPRODUCTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RABIES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77956281740     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513750802702443     Document Type: Article

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