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Avian botulism Avian botulism
This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Literature Cited
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Tonie E. Rocke, Trent K. Bollinger
Avian chlamydiosis Avian chlamydiosis
This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution and Host Range Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data Literature Cited
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A. A. Andersen, J. Christian Franson
Avian tuberculosis Avian tuberculosis
This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data Literature Cited
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Kathryn A. Converse
Borehole observations of continuous strain and fluid pressure: Chapter 9 Borehole observations of continuous strain and fluid pressure: Chapter 9
Strain is expansion, contraction, or distortion of the volcanic edifice and surrounding crust. As a result of magma movement, volcanoes may undergo enormous strain prior to and during eruption. Global Positioning System (GPS) observations can in principle be used to determine strain by taking the difference between two nearby observations and dividing by the distance between them. Two...
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Evelyn A. Roeloffs, A. T. Linde
CCE Fire regimes and their management CCE Fire regimes and their management
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R.E. Keane, C.H. Key
Changes in food and habitats of waterbirds Changes in food and habitats of waterbirds
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Matthew C. Perry
Contaminant exposure and impacts on waterbirds and selected wildlife Contaminant exposure and impacts on waterbirds and selected wildlife
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Barnett A. Rattner
Crisis GIS--Preparing for and responding to volcanic eruptions in the United States Crisis GIS--Preparing for and responding to volcanic eruptions in the United States
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D.W. Ramsey, J.E. Robinson, S. P. Schilling, J.R. Schaefer, Frank A. Trusdell
Diverse deformation patterns of Aleutian volcanoes from satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) Diverse deformation patterns of Aleutian volcanoes from satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)
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Z. Lu, D. Dzurisin, J. Wicks, C.J. Powers, O.-i. Kwoun, R.P. Rykhus
Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis) Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis)
This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History and Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data/Personal Communications Literature Cited
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Wallace R. Hansen, R. E. Gough
Dune fields: mid-latitudes Dune fields: mid-latitudes
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Jielun Sun, D.R. Muhs