Effects of mycoplasmal upper-respiratory-tract disease on movement and thermoregulatory behavior of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in Georgia, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 745-756

  McGuire, Jessica L ^a,b,d   Smith, Lora L ^b   Guyer, Craig ^c   Yabsley, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Georgia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Gopher tortoise; Mycoplasma; Telemetry; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH SURVEY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THERMOREGULATION; TURTLE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TURTLES;

EID: 84908099862     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-11-306     Document Type: Article

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