White-Nose syndrome and wing damage index scores among summer bats in the northeastern united states

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-48

  Francl, Karen E ^a   Sparks, Dale W ^b   Brack Jr , Virgil ^b   Timpone, John ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Solutions and Innovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Body mass index; Disease; Fungus; White nose syndrome; Wing damage index

Indexed keywords

ARDOPS NICHOLLSI; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; EPTESICUS NILSSONI; FUNGI; LASIONYCTERIS; LASIONYCTERIS NOCTIVAGANS; LASIURUS BOREALIS; LASIURUS CINEREUS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BAT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HIBERNATION; INJURY; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; CHIROPTERA; DERMATOMYCOSES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; WING;

EID: 79952264762     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.41     Document Type: Article

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