Impacts of chronic wasting disease on a low density mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) population in the San Andres Mountains, Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a contagious neurodegenerative disease of cervids, is becoming increasingly prevalent in the arid Southwest including the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion. Population effects of CWD are uncertain, particularly in arid environments, as previous work has been on relatively hi...

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Main Authors: Bender, Louis C., Rodden, Cristina L., Mathis, Pat, Weisenberger, Mara E., Rosas-Rosas, Octavio C., Morrow, Patrick C., Hoenes, Brock D.
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2019
Online Access:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2203