Incorporating foray behavior into models estimating contact risk between bighorn sheep and areas occupied by domestic sheep

Incorporating foray behavior into models estimating contact risk between bighorn sheep and areas occupied by domestic sheep

ABSTRACT Respiratory disease epidemics are considered a primary factor limiting bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations in most of the western United States. Diverse sources of evidence indicate that domestic sheep harbor pathogens that cause fatal pneumonia in bighorn sheep, and that contact be...

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Main Authors: Joshua M. O'brien, Chans S. O'brien, Clinton MCcarthy, Tim E. Carpenter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-06-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
bighorn sheep
contact risk
disease transmission
domestic sheep
modeling
Ovis canadensis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.387
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