Diseases and mortality in free-ranging brown bear (Ursus arctos), gray wolf (Canis lupus), and Wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Sweden

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 298-303

  Mörner, Torsten ^a   Eriksson, Hanna ^b   Bröjer, Caroline ^a   Nilsson, Kristina ^a   Uhlhorn, Henrik ^a   Ågren, Erik ^a   af Segerstad, Carl Hård ^a   Jansson, Désirée S ^a   Gavier Widén, Dolores ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Canis lupus; Diseases; Forensic medicine; Gulo gulo; Infanticide; Mange; Mortality; Pathology; Sarcoptes scabiei; Trauma; Ursus arctos; Wolf; Wolverine

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; GULO GULO; MUSTELINAE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; URSUS ARCTOS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 24344445822     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.2.298     Document Type: Article

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