Temperature and humidity in badger Meles meles setts

Mammal Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 308-313

  Moore, Jude A H ^a   Roper, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Burrow; Environment; Mammal; Microclimate; Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMIDITY; MUSTELID; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0142151691     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2003.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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