Demographic effects of canine parvovirus on a free-ranging wolf population over 30 years

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 824-836

  Mech, L David ^a,d   Goyal, Sagar M ^b   Paul, William J ^c   Newton, Wesley E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine parvovirus (CPV); Demography; Dispersal; Population; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS;

EID: 56549130603     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.824     Document Type: Article

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