Population density, survival, and rabies in raccoons in an urban national park

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1153-1164

  Riley, Seth P D ^a,b   Hadidian, John ^a,c   Manski, David A ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Humane Society of the United States   (United States)

^d Acadia National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; RABIES; SURVIVAL;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ROCK CREEK PARK; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0032408442     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-042     Document Type: Article

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