Population monitoring in support of a rabies vaccination program for skunks in Arizona

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 746-750

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Christensen, Kevin L ^b   Pipas, Michael J ^a   Bergman, David L ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch rate; Mark recapture; Passive track index; Population index; Population monitoring; Spotlight index; Trap vaccinate release

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; FELIS CATUS; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 3042565409     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.746     Document Type: Article

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