High prevalence of ranavirus infection in permanent constructed wetlands in Eastern Kentucky, USA

Herpetological Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 464-466

  Richter, Stephen C ^a   Drayer, Andrea N ^a,c   Strong, Jennifer R ^a   Kross, Chelsea S ^a   Miller, Debra L ^b   Gray, Matthew J ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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RANAVIRUS;

EID: 84893558904     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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