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Prevalence of viruses and parasites in populations of house mice on Macquarie Island
Entry ID: ASAC_1183

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Summary
Abstract: Little information exists on risks of disease introduced into environments from exotic species. House mice remain prevalent on Macquarie Island, and may interfere with the subantarctic community there by the transmission of murine pathogens. The project seeks to identify the incidence and suite of murine viruses and parasites present in this insular mouse population, compare it to those found in ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -40.0   S: -55.0   E: 160.0   W: 150.0
Min Altitude: 1 M Max Altitude: 428 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Moro Dorian, Lawson Mal
Dataset Title: Prevalence of viruses and parasites in populations of house mice on Macquarie Island
Data Presentation Form: Tabular results
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-11-18
Stop Date: 2001-05-19
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Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
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COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 26 KB
Fees: free
Personnel
MALCOLM LAWSON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 8 9346 2510
Email: mlawson at cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Contact Address:
University of Western Australia
QEII Medical Centre
Department of Microbiology
City: NEDLANDS
Province or State: Western Australia
Postal Code: 6009
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Moro, D, Lawson, MA, Hobbs RP, Thompson RCA 2003. Pathogens of house mice on arid Boullanger Island and subantarctic Macquarie Island, Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 39: 762-771
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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