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dc.contributor.authorGermano, Jennifer M.
dc.contributor.authorVan Zerr, Vanessa E.
dc.contributor.authorEsque, Todd C.
dc.contributor.authorNussear, Ken E.
dc.contributor.authorLamberski, Nadine
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-13T23:11:22Z
dc.date.available2020-07-13T23:11:22Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn0090-3558
dc.identifier.doi10.7589/2013-06-130
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/492
dc.description.abstractUpper respiratory tract disease (URTD) caused by Mycoplasma agassizii is considered a threat to desert tortoise populations that should be addressed as part of the recovery of the species. Clinical signs can be intermittent and include serous or mucoid nasal discharge and respiratory difficulty when nares are occluded. This nasal congestion may result in a loss of the olfactory sense....
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/10.7589/2013-06-130
dc.rightsCopyright Wildlife Disease Association 2014
dc.subjectDESERT TORTOISES
dc.subjectWILDLIFE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectVETERINARY MEDICINE
dc.subjectOLFACTION
dc.subjectWESTERN U.S.
dc.subjectNEVADA
dc.titleImpacts of upper respiratory tract disease on olfactory behavior of the Mojave desert tortoise
dc.typeArticle
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of Wildlife Diseases
dc.source.volume50
dc.source.issue2
dc.source.beginpage354
dc.source.endpage358
dcterms.dateAccepted2014
html.description.abstractUpper respiratory tract disease (URTD) caused by Mycoplasma agassizii is considered a threat to desert tortoise populations that should be addressed as part of the recovery of the species. Clinical signs can be intermittent and include serous or mucoid nasal discharge and respiratory difficulty when nares are occluded. This nasal congestion may result in a loss of the olfactory sense....


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