Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in woodchucks across an urban-rural gradient

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 977-980

  Lehrer, Elizabeth W ^a   Fredebaugh, Shannon L ^a,b   Schooley, Robert L ^a   Mateus Pinilla, Nohra E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Marmota monax; Toxoplasma gondii; Urbanization; Woodchuck

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA MONAX; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78149275205     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.977     Document Type: Article

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