Fatal pneumonia epizootic in musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) in a period of extraordinary weather conditions
Abstract: The musk ox is adapted to extreme cold and regarded as vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Population decline is proposed to occur due to changes in forage availability, insect harassment, parasite load, and habitat availability, while the possible role of infectious diseases has...
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.629.5726 http://met.no/Forskning/Vare_forskere/Ketil_Isaksen/filestore/2008-03-EcoHealth_Ytrehus_etal.pdf |