Human-assisted movements of Raccoons, Procyon lotor, and Opossums, Didelphis virginiana, between the United States and Canada

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-213

  Rosatte, Rick ^a   Donovan, Dennis ^a   Allan, Mike ^a   Bruce, Laura ^a   Davies, Chris ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Didelphis virginiana; Disease; Movement; Ontario; Opossum; Procyon lotor; Rabies; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; MAMMAL; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID; RABIES;

CANADA; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; UNITED STATES;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 58149235065     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v121i2.450     Document Type: Article

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