A plague epizootic in the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-80

  Pauli, Jonathan N ^a   Buskirk, Steven W ^a   Williams, Elizabeth S ^a   Edwards, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Wyoming Game and Fish Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tailed prairie dog; Cynomys ludovicianus; Plague; Seroconversion; Wyoming; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 33744803436     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.74     Document Type: Article

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