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- Title
Mountain hares, louping-ill, red grouse and harvesting: complex interactions but few data.
- Authors
Laurenson, M. K.; Norman, R. A.; Gilbert, L.; Reid, H. W.; Hudson, P. J.
- Abstract
Examines the impact of a large-scale field manipulation of mountain hare density on the dynamics of ticks, louping-ill and red grouse. Role played by hares on the transmission of louping-ill; Factor that causes the increase in the number of young grouse produced per adult bird; Impact of increase red grouse mortality from louping-ill on harvesting returns.
- Subjects
LEPUS timidus; ANIMAL populations; TICKS; LOUPING ill; RED grouse; ANIMAL ecology
- Publication
Journal of Animal Ecology, 2004, Vol 73, Issue 4, p811
- ISSN
0021-8790
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00851.x