Differentiation of springtime vegetation indices associated with summer anthrax epizootics in west Texas, USA, deer

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 699-703

  Blackburn, Jason K ^a   Goodin, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Enzootic; Epizootic; Phenology indicators; Remote sensing; Texas; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; ENZOOTIC; EPIDEMIC; EPIZOOTIC; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHENOLOGY INDICATORS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WEATHER; WHITE-TAILED DEER; WILD ANIMAL;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; ENZOOTIC; EPIZOOTIC; PHENOLOGY INDICATORS; REMOTE SENSING; TEXAS; WHITE-TAILED DEER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTHRAX; DEER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RAIN; SEASONS; TEXAS; WEATHER;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84879157028     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-10-253     Document Type: Article

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