Pathogen exposure in endangered island fox (Urocyon littoralis) populations: Implications for conservation management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 230-243

  Clifford, Deana L ^a   Mazet, Jonna A K ^a   Dubovi, Edward J ^b   Garcelon, David K ^c   Coonan, Timothy J ^d   Conrad, Patricia A ^a   Munson, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine diseases; Canine distemper virus; Feral cats; Island fox; Serosurvey; Urocyon littoralis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PATHOGEN; VIRAL DISEASE;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CATALINA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CANID HERPESVIRUS 1; CANIDAE; CANINE ADENOVIRUS; CANINE CORONAVIRUS; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; LEPTOSPIRA; PARVOVIRUS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UROCYON LITTORALIS;

EID: 33744921350     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.04.029     Document Type: Article

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