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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Main Authors: Bjørnar Ytrehus, Tord Bretten, Bjarne Bergsjø, Ketil Isaksen
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
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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