The emergence of squirrelpox in Ireland

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-59

  McInnes, C J ^a   Coulter, L ^a   Dagleish, M P ^a   Deane, D ^a   Gilray, J ^a   Percival, A ^a   Willoughby, K ^a   Scantlebury, M ^b   Marks, N ^b   Graham, D ^c   Everest, D J ^d   McGoldrick, M ^e   Rochford, J ^e   McKay, F ^f   Sainsbury, A W ^f  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Carrick on Shannon   (Ireland)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grey squirrels; Ireland; Red squirrels; SQPV; Squirrelpox

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; POPULATION DECLINE; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

POXVIRIDAE; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 84873087154     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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