Historical mammal extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) correlates with introduced infectious disease.

Historical mammal extinction on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) correlates with introduced infectious disease.

It is now widely accepted that novel infectious disease can be a leading cause of serious population decline and even outright extinction in some invertebrate and vertebrate groups (e.g., amphibians). In the case of mammals, however, there are still no well-corroborated instances of such diseases ha...

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Main Authors: Kelly B Wyatt, Paula F Campos, M Thomas P Gilbert, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis, Wayne H Hynes, Rob DeSalle, Stanley J Ball, Peter Daszak, Ross D E MacPhee, Alex D Greenwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18985148/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18985148/?tool=EBI

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