Raccoon density and movements after population reduction to control rabies

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2373-2378

  Rosatte, Rick ^a   Sobey, Kirk ^a   Donovan, Dennis ^a   Allan, Mike ^a   Bruce, Laura ^a   Buchanan, Tore ^a   Davies, Chris ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density; Movements; Ontario; Population reduction; Procyon lotor; Rabies control; Raccoons; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; MAMMAL; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RABIES; RECOLONIZATION; VACCINATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 48249147346     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-549     Document Type: Article

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