Plague as a mortality factor in Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) reintroduced to Colorado

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 646-650

  Wild, Margaret A ^a,c   Shenk, Tanya M ^a   Spraker, Terry R ^b  

^a Wildlife Research Section ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada lynx; Lynx canadensis; Mortality factors; Plague; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 33845301662     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.646     Document Type: Article

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