TY - BOOK AU - Gray,Matthew J. AU - Chinchar,V.Gregory ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Ranaviruses: Lethal Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates SN - 9783319137551 AV - QL754 U1 - 591.568 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Animal migration KW - Environmental health KW - Animal culture KW - Virology KW - Freshwater ecology KW - Marine ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Ecology  KW - Animal Migration KW - Environmental Health KW - Animal Science KW - Freshwater and Marine Ecology KW - Conservation Biology N1 - Introduction -- Distribution and Phylogeny of Ranaviruses -- Host-pathogen Ecology and Evolution -- Molecular Biology of Ranaviruses -- Immune Evasion and Host Immunity -- Pathology and Diagnostics -- Design and Analysis of Ranavirus Studies -- Global Ranavirus Consortium; Open Access N2 - The first book of its kind, this work discusses the global extent of ranaviruses, principles of ranavirus ecology and evolution. The research included provides guidance on designing ranavirus surveillance studies to determine risk. Ranaviruses are are double-stranded DNA viruses that cause hemorrhagic disease in amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Ranaviruses have caused mass die-offs of ectothermic vertebrates in wild and captive populations around the globe. Ranaviruses: Lethal Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates serves an urgent need to assemble the contemporary information on ranaviruses, and provide guidance on how to assess this threat in populations UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13755-1 ER -