Use of rhodamine B to reveal patterns of interspecific competition and bait acceptance in raccoons

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1405-1416

  Smyser, Timothy J ^a   Beasley, James C ^a   Olson, Zachary H ^a   Rhodes Jr , Olin Eugene ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bait; biomarker; Didelphis virginiana; opossum; oral vaccine; Procyon lotor; raccoon; Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIOMARKER; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MARSUPIAL; MOVEMENT; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; RABIES; VACCINATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 77955071741     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-299     Document Type: Article

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