Genetic and spatial characterization of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population in the area stretching between the Eastern and Dinaric Alps and its relationship with rabies and canine distemper dynamics

Information on the population dynamics of a reservoir species have been increasingly adopted to understand and eventually predict the dispersal patterns of infectious diseases throughout an area. Although potentially relevant, to date there are no studies which have investigated the genetic structur...

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Main Authors: Zecchin, B, De Nardi, M, Nouvellet, P, Vernesi, C, Babbucci, M, Crestanello, B, Bagó, Z, Bedeković, T, Hostnik, P, Milani, A, Donnelly, C, Bargelloni, L, Lorenzetto, M, Citterio, C, Obber, F, De Benedictis, P, Cattoli, G
Format: Journal article
Published: Public Library of Science 2019