Density-dependent functional responses in habitat selection by two hosts of the raccoon rabies virus variant

Ecosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Tardy, Olivia ^a   Massé, Ariane ^b   Pelletier, Fanie ^c   Mainguy, Julien ^b   Fortin, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Functional responses; Habitat selection; Mephitis mephitis; Procyon lotor; Rabies; Resource selection function

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84919791831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00197.1     Document Type: Article

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