Landscape genetics of raccoons (Procyon lotor) associated with ridges and valleys of Pennsylvania: Implications for oral rabies vaccination programs

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-588

  Root, J Jeffrey ^a   Puskas, Robert B ^b   Fischer, Justin W ^a   Swope, Craig B ^b   Neubaum, Melissa A ^a   Reeder, Serena A ^c   Piaggio, Antoinette J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Landscape; Pennsylvania; Procyon lotor; Rabies; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; LANDSCAPE; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; RACCOON; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA PRIMERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PENNSYLVANIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RABIES VACCINES; RACCOONS;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 69949188305     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0110     Document Type: Article

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