Landscape composition and structure influence the abundance of mesopredators: Implications for the control of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) variant of rabies

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1107-1116

  Houle, Mélina ^a   Fortin, Daniel ^a   Mainguy, Julien ^b   Canac Marquis, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAIT; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISEASE CONTROL; LANDSCAPE; MAIZE; MAMMAL; PADDY FIELD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80355132557     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-085     Document Type: Article

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