Spatial ecology of raccoons related to cattle and bovine tuberculosis in Northeastern Michigan

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 647-654

  Atwood, Todd C ^a   Deliberto, Thomas J ^a   Smith, Holly J ^a   Stevenson, Justin S ^a   Vercauteren, Kurt C ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Disease; Michigan; Mycobacterium bovis; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Resource selection; Sex influenced; Spatial epidemiology

Indexed keywords

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MAMMAL; RESOURCE SELECTION;

ALCONA COUNTY; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 77749277362     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-215     Document Type: Article

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