Relationship between a disease, host density and mortality in a free-living deer population

Leader-Williams, N.

Leader-Williams, N.. 1982 Relationship between a disease, host density and mortality in a free-living deer population. The Journal of Animal Ecology, 51 (1). 235-240. 10.2307/4322

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Abstract

(1) Disease is often viewed as a density-dependent factor expected to limit population numbers, but field evidence from mammals is generally lacking. (2) Mandibular swellings in reindeer on South Georgia provide an example of a disease whose frequency of occurrence is correlated with host density. (3) The disease acts as a contributory cause of mortality by reducing the body condition of reindeer

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4322

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10.2307/4322

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