Journal article
Landscape modelling spatial bottlenecks: implications for raccoon rabies disease spread
Abstract
A landscape genetic simulation modelling approach is used to understand factors affecting raccoon rabies disease spread in southern Ontario, Canada. Using the Ontario Rabies Model, we test the hypothesis that landscape configuration (shape of available habitat) affects dispersal, as indicated by genetic structuring. We simulated range expansions of raccoons from New York into vacant landscapes in Ontario, in two areas that differed by the …
Authors
Rees EE; Pond BA; Cullingham CI; Tinline RR; Ball D; Kyle CJ; White BN
Journal
Biology Letters, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 387–390
Publisher
The Royal Society
Publication Date
June 23, 2009
DOI
10.1098/rsbl.2009.0094
ISSN
1744-9561