Disease and the devil: Density-dependent epidemiological processes explain historical population fluctuations in the Tasmanian devil

Ecography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-190

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a   Brook, Barry W ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; TASMANIA; WORLD;

DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 17044390821     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.04088.x     Document Type: Article

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