The demography of free-roaming dog populations and applications to disease and population control

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1096-1106

  Morters, Michelle K ^a   Mckinley, Trevelyan J ^a   Restif, Olivier ^a   Conlan, Andrew J K ^a   Cleaveland, Sarah ^b   Hampson, Katie ^b   Whay, Helen R ^c   Damriyasa, I Made ^d   Wood, James L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UDAYANA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Demography; Developing communities; Disease transmission; Free roaming domestic dogs; Population management; Rabies control; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FELID; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE;

BALI; GAUTENG; INDONESIA; JOHANNESBURG; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUNDA ISLES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84904445400     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12279     Document Type: Article

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