Disease dynamics of Montipora white syndrome within Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii: Distribution, seasonality, virulence, and transmissibility

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Aeby, G S ^a   Ross, M ^a,b   Williams, G J ^c   Lewis, T D ^a,d   Work, T M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d Dexter National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevalence; Disease transmission; Hawaii; Kaneohe Bay; Montipora white syndrome; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COLONY; CORAL REEF; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MORTALITY; SEASONALITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PREVALENCE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; HAWAII; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KANEOHE BAY; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA; MONTIPORA CAPITATA;

EID: 77957367997     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02247     Document Type: Article

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