Evolutionary perspectives on wildlife disease: Concepts and applications

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 715-722

  Vander Wal, Eric ^a   Garant, Dany ^a   Pelletier, Fanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applied evolution; Conservation; Epidemiology; Host pathogen interactions; Wildlife management; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906654681     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12179     Document Type: Editorial

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