Social network analysis of white‐tailed deer scraping behavior: Implications for disease transmission

Abstract Host contact structure affects pathogen transmission in host populations, but many measures of host contact do not distinguish contacts that are relevant to pathogen transmission from those that are not. Scrapes are sites for chemical communication by white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginian...

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Main Authors: Michael E. Egan, Kim M. Pepin, Justin W. Fischer, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Guillaume Bastille‐Rousseau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4434