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Filtering by: Creator Brown, Barbara G. Degree Level Doctoral Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife

Characterizing the Spread and Consequences of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae on Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) in the Northern Basin and Range Ecosystem

Creator:

Spaan, Robert S.

Abstract:

North American bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have experienced significant declines and population extirpations due to novel pathogens such as Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. This disease continues to limit the population restoration of bighorn sheep. Therefore, understanding the demographic consequences of pathogen presence and the risk of contact between bighorn populations and potential...

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Dissertation

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metapopulation functionality by allowing demographic rescue and recolonization (Brown and Kodric-Brown 1977