Parasite invasion following host reintroduction: A case study of Yellowstone's wolves

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1604, 2012, Pages 2840-2851

  Almberg, Emily S ^a   Cross, Paul C ^b   Dobson, Andrew P ^c   Smith, Douglas W ^d   Hudson, Peter J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Enemy release; Parasite invasion; Sarcoptes scabiei; Sarcoptic mange; Wildlife reintroduction

Indexed keywords

CANID; ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; REINTRODUCTION; VIRUS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS LUPUS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI;

EID: 84866056542     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0369     Document Type: Article

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