Scavenging by mammalian carnivores on prairie dog colonies: Implications for the spread of plague

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-189

  Boone, Amanda ^a   Kraft, John P ^a   Stapp, Paul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tailed prairie dog; Carcass; Cynomys ludovicianus; Field studies; Long distance transport

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CAMERA; CARCASS; CARNIVORE; DOG; GRASSLAND; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PRAIRIE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM);

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; COLORADO; DISEASE VECTORS; FLEAS; GUINEA PIGS; PLAGUE; SCIURIDAE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MAMMALIA; ONYCHOMYS; ONYCHOMYS LEUCOGASTER; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 65249106492     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0034     Document Type: Article

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