The impact of sarcoptic mange Sarcoptes scabiei on the British fox Vulpes vulpes population

Mammal Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 278-296

  Soulsbury, Carl D ^a   Iossa, Graziella ^a   Baker, Philip J ^a,b   Cole, Nik C ^a   Funk, Stephan M ^a,c   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canidae; Demographic changes; Enzootic; Epizootic; Red fox; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DISEASE SPREAD; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SKIN DISORDER;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 36749042169     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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