Psittacine beak and feather disease in a free-living ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in Great Britain

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 395-398

  Sa, Ricardo C C ^a   Cunningham, Andrew A ^a   Dagleish, Mark P ^b   Wheelhouse, Nick ^b   Pocknell, Ann ^c   Borel, Nicole ^d   Peck, Hannah L ^e   Lawson, Becki ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Finn Pathologists   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beak and feather disease virus; Great Britain; Invasive species; Psittacine beak and feather disease; Ring necked parakeet

Indexed keywords

AVES; BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; CIRCOVIRUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACULA; PSITTACULA KRAMERI;

EID: 84896050793     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-013-0792-x     Document Type: Article

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