Inbreeding depression increases susceptibility to bovine tuberculosis in lions: An experimental test using an inbred-outbred contrast through translocation

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 494-500

  Trinkel, Martina ^a   Cooper, Dave ^b   Packer, Craig ^c   Slotow, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Disease; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Inbreeding; Panthera leo

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; FELID HERPESVIRUS 1; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; FELINE CORONAVIRUS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE PARVOVIRUS; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 79960270018     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.494     Document Type: Article

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