Size and spatial distribution of stray dog population in the University of São Paulo campus, Brazil

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-273

  Dias, Ricardo Augusto ^a   Guilloux, Aline Gil Alves ^a   Borba, Mauro Riegert ^a   Guarnieri, Maria Cristina de Lourdes ^a   Prist, Ricardo ^a   Ferreira, Fernando ^a   Amaku, Marcos ^a   Neto, José Soares Ferreira ^a   Stevenson, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brazil; Campus; Dog; Population dynamics; Stray dog; University of S o Paulo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITY; DOG; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CITIES; DOGS; FEMALE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84876993203     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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