Modeling the distribution and abundance of the non-native parasite, canine heartworm, in California coyotes

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 415-425

  Sacks, Benjamin N ^a   Chomel, Bruno B ^a   Kasten, Rick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CANID; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AEDES SIERRENSIS; ARTHROPODA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LATRANS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIOIDEA; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCIDAE;

EID: 1942489101     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12749.x     Document Type: Article

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