Increasing avian pox prevalence varies by species, and with immune function, in Galápagos finches

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-79

  Zylberberg, Maxine ^a   Lee, Kelly A ^a   Klasing, Kirk C ^a   Wikelski, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian pox; Disease ecology; Ecoimmunology; Gal pagos finch; Innate immune function

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; AVIFAUNA; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; VIRAL DISEASE; WILD POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

AVES; AVIPOXVIRUS; CACTOSPIZA PALLIDA; CAMARHYNCHUS PARVULUS; CERTHIDEA OLIVACEA; FOWLPOX VIRUS; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA;

EID: 84862738036     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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