Reproductive synchrony in brucellosis-exposed bison in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and in noninfected populations

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 357-366

  Berger, Joel ^a,c   Cain, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Grand Teton National Park   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLOSIS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; UNGULATE;

BISON BISON; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0032939020     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.013002357.x     Document Type: Article

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