Population dynamics and behavior of bighorn sheep with infectious keratoconjunctivitis

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 571-575

  Jansen, Brian D ^a,c   Krausman, Paul R ^a   Heffelfinger, James R ^b   Noon, Ted H ^a   Devos Jr , James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Bighorn sheep; Disease; Infectious keratoconjunctivitis; Mycoplasma conjunctivae; Ovis canadensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; EYE DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHEEP;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SILVER BELL MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 38049016901     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-617     Document Type: Article

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