Prevalence of antibodies to canine parvovirus and distemper virus in wolves in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-76

  Nelson, Brynn ^a   Hebblewhite, Mark ^a   Ezenwa, Vanessa ^a,h   Shury, Todd ^b   Merrill, Evelyn H ^c   Paquet, Paul C ^d,e   Schmiegelow, Fiona ^c   Seip, Dale ^f   Skinner, Geoff ^g   Webb, Nathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Raincoast Conservation Foundation   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^g PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banff national park; Canine distemper virus; Canine parvovirus; Canis lupus; Carnivore; Jasper national park; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS LUPUS; MORBILLIVIRUS;

EID: 84856069897     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.68     Document Type: Article

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