The use of immunocontraception to improve rabies eradication in urban dog populations

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 676-687

  Carroll, Matthew J ^a   Singer, Alexander ^b,c   Smith, Graham C ^b   Cowan, Dave P ^b   Massei, Giovanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CANID; CULLING; DEVELOPING WORLD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; FERTILITY; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RABIES; STERILIZATION; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 78650541625     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10027     Document Type: Article

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