Spread of plague among black-tailed prairie dogs is associated with colony spatial characteristics

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 357-368

  Johnson, Tammi L ^a   Cully Jr , Jack F ^b   Collinge, Sharon K ^c   Ray, Chris ^c   Frey, Christopher M ^d   Sandercock, Brett K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys ludovicianus; Disease; Epizootic; Mark recapture; Multi state; Program mark; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; COLONY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISPERSAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; RODENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

GREAT PLAINS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 79953235101     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.40     Document Type: Article

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