A survey of dog populations in Urban and rural areas of Yucatan, Mexico

Anthrozoos

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-274

  Ortega Pacheco, Antonio ^a   Rodriguez Buenfil, Jorge Carlos ^a   Bolio Gonzalez, Manuel Emilio ^a   Sauri Arceo, Carlos Humberto ^a   Jiménez Coello, Matilde ^a   Forsberg, Catharina Linde ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dogs; Mexico; Overpopulation; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34648814036     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279307X224809     Document Type: Article

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