Predicted and observed mortality from vector-borne disease in wildlife: West Nile virus and small songbirds

Biological Conservation

Volumn 165, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-85

  Kilpatrick, A Marm ^a,c   Peters, Ryan J ^a,b   Dupuis, Alan P ^b   Jones, Matthew J ^b   Daszak, Peter ^c   Marra, Peter P ^d   Kramer, Laura D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Conservation; Disease; Epidemiology; Population; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DISEASE VECTOR; HOST USE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DECLINE; VIRAL DISEASE; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84879704311     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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