Conservation management of Tasmanian devils in the context of an emerging, extinction-threatening disease: Devil facial tumor disease

EcoHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-337

  Jones, Menna E ^a,b   Jarman, Peter J ^c   Lees, Caroline M ^d   Hesterman, Heather ^a,b   Hamede, Rodrigo K ^a   Mooney, Nick J ^b   Mann, Dydee ^b   Pukk, Chrissy E ^b   Bergfeld, Jemma ^e   McCallum, Hamish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria   (Australia)

^e Diagnostic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivorous marsupial; Disease management; Ecosystem impacts; Emerging wildlife disease; Extinction risk; Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DEVIL FACIAL TUMOR DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; FACE TUMOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MARSUPIAL; METAPOPULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SPECIES REINTRODUCTION;

METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 35148823199     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-007-0120-6     Document Type: Review

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