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Differences in the capture rate of cage-trapped red foxes Vulpes vulpes and an evaluation of rabies control measures in Britain.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Baker, P. J. & Harris, S. & Robertson, C. P. J. & Saunders, G. & White, P. C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Methods used to control canids may differ in their relative effectiveness and how they 'sample' age and sex classes. However, there is little informat...

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An analysis of some of the factors affecting dispersal in an urban fox (Vulpes vulpes) population.

Published online: 12 Oct 1988

Authors: Harris, S. & Trewhella, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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The demography of free-roaming dog populations and applications to disease and population control.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Morters, M. K. & McKinley, T. J. & Restif, O. & Conlan, A. J. K. & Cleaveland, S. & Hampson, K. & Whay, H. R. & Damriyasa, I. M. & Wood, J. L. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the demography of domestic dog populations is essential for effective disease control, particularly of canine-mediated rabies. Demograph...

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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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Trapping and vaccination of endangered Ethiopian wolves to control an outbreak of rabies.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Knobel, D. L. & Fooks, A. R. & Brookes, S. M. & Randall, D. A. & Williams, S. D. & Argaw, K. & Shiferaw, F. & Tallents, L. A. & Laurenson, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As outbreaks of infectious diseases have emerged as a threat to small populations, conservation managers are increasingly making decisions regarding w...

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Dispersal distance, home-range size and population density in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes): a quantitative analysis.

Published online: 12 Oct 1988

Authors: Trewhella, W. J. & Harris, S. & McAllister, F. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Risk of contact between endangered African wild dogs Lycaon pictus and domestic dogs: opportunities for pathogen transmission.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases seriously threaten the populations of many endangered mammals, including African wild dogs Lycaon pictus. Extinction risks may be ...

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Spatial pattern formation facilitates eradication of infectious diseases.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Eisinger, D. & Thulke, H. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Control of animal-born diseases is a major challenge faced by applied ecologists and public health managers. To improve cost-effectiveness, the effort...

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Disease transmission between and within species, and the implications for disease control.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Caley, P. & Hone, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease transmission can occur between and within species for diseases with multiple hosts. If these diseases are undesirable, for economic or health ...

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