Effects of management and climate on elk brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 957-964

  Cross, Paul C ^a,b   Edwards, William H ^c   Scurlock, Brandon M ^c   Maichak, Eric J ^c   Rogerson, Jared D ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Brucellosis; Cervus elaphus; Disease management; Elk; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (USA); Supplemental feeding

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HAY; SNOWPACK;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLIMATE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; CLIMATE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34447119524     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1603     Document Type: Article

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