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Taming wildlife disease: bridging the gap between science and management.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Joseph, M. B. & Mihaljevic, J. R. & Arellano, A. L. & Kueneman, J. G. & Preston, D. L. & Cross, P. C. & Johnson, P. T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasites and pathogens of wildlife can threaten biodiversity, infect humans and domestic animals, and cause significant economic losses, providing in...

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A model of the velocity of advance of foot and mouth disease in feral pigs.

Published online: 23 Oct 1990

Authors: Pech, R. P. & McIlroy, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A diffusion model was used to calculate the minimum velocity of advance of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in e...

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When to vaccinate a fluctuating wildlife population: is timing everything?

Published online: 24 Jul 2020

Authors: Schreiner, C. L. & Nuismer, S. L. & Basinski, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife vaccination is an important tool for managing the burden of infectious disease in human populations, domesticated livestock and various iconi...

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The last moves: the effect of hunting and culling on the risk of disease spread from a population of reindeer.

Published online: 15 Feb 2021

Authors: Mysterud, A. & Rauset, G. R. & Moorter, B. van & Andersen, R. & Strand, O. & Rivrud, I. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hunting and culling are frequently used to combat infectious wildlife diseases. The aim is to markedly lower population density in order to limit dise...

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Control of endemic bovine Tb in New Zealand possum populations: results from a simple model.

Published online: 13 Feb 1993

Authors: Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modified versions of the classic disease/host differential equation models were applied to rates of harvesting, sterilization and vaccination required...

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The ecology of wildlife disease control: simple models revisited.

Published online: 13 Sep 1996

Authors: Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The simple disease/host models used to identify the ecological criteria governing the likely relative effectiveness of culling, sterilization and vacc...

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Culling-induced perturbation of social networks of wild geese reinforces rather than disrupts associations among survivors.

Published online: 01 Jul 2024

Authors: Downing, B. C. & Silk, M. J. & Delahay, R. J. & Bearhop, S. & Royle, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social st...

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Modelling the effect of landscape heterogeneity on the efficacy of vaccination for wildlife infectious disease control.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Rees, E. E. & Pond, B. A. & Tinline, R. R. & Bélanger, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Zoonotic disease control presents significant costs and challenges in human and wildlife populations. Although spatial variability and temporal variab...

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Policy implications of an expanded chronic wasting disease universe.

Published online: 19 Apr 2022

Authors: Mysterud, A. & Benestad, S. L. & Rolandsen, C. M. & Våge, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

International policy for the management of wildlife disease(s) plays an important role for concerted action, and changes to policy should be evidence-...

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Building an ecologically founded disease risk prioritization framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Authors: Khanyari, M. & Robinson, S. & Morgan, E. R. & Brown, T. & Singh, N. J. & Salemgareyev, A. & Zuther, S. & Kock, R. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shared use of rangelands by livestock and wildlife can lead to disease transmission. To align agricultural livelihoods with wildlife conservation, a m...

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