Modelling Chlamydia-koala interactions: Coexistence, population dynamics and conservation implications

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-272

  Augustine, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Host parasite interactions; Phascolarctos cinereus; Sexually transmitted disease; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CONSERVATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 0031878326     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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