Differential plague susceptibility in species and populations of prairie dogs

Abstract Laboratory trials conducted over the past decade at U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center indicate that wild populations of prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) display different degrees of susceptibility to experimental challenge with fully virulent Yersinia pestis, the causative a...

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Main Authors: Robin E. Russell, Daniel W. Tripp, Tonie E. Rocke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5684