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Plague transforms positive effects of precipitation on prairie dogs to negative effects

Rodents characteristically benefit from increased precipitation, especially in typically dry habitats; “good years” of high precipitation improve their forage and water balance. However, Yersinia pestis (plague), a flea-borne pathogen of mammals that was introduced to western North America, has the...

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Autores principales: Biggins, Dean E., Eads, David A., Godbey, Jerry L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8056143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.02.006