Effects of natural barriers and habitat on the western spread of raccoon rabies in Alabama

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1725-1735

  Arjo, Wendy M ^a   Fisher, Christine E ^b   Armstrong, James ^b   Boyd, Frank ^b   Slate, Dennis ^c  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Bait; Bottomland hardwood; Managed pine habitat; Overlap; Procyon lotor; Rabies; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT; RABIES;

ALABAMA; ALABAMA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 56649124435     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-450     Document Type: Article

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