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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...
Autores principales: | Biggins, Dean E., Eads, David A., Godbey, Jerry L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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