Parsing demographic effects of canine parvovirus on a Minnesota wolf population
Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health
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Abstract
We examined 35 years of relationships among wolf (Canis lupus) pup survival, population change and canine parvovirus (CPV) seroprevalence in Northeastern Minnesota to determine when CPV exerted its strongest effects. Using correlation analysis of data from five periods of 7-years each from 1973 through 2007, we learned that the strongest effect of CPV on pup survival (r = -0.73) and on wolf population change (r = -0.92) was during 1987 to 1993. After that, little effect was documented despite a mean CPV seroprevalence from 1994 of 2007 of 70.8% compared with 52.6% during 1987 to 1993. We conclude that after CPV became endemic and produced its peak effect on the study population, that population developed enough immunity to withstand the disease.
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Mech, L.D., and Goyal, S.M., 2011, Parsing demographic effects of canine parvovirus on a Minnesota wolf population: Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, v. 3, no. 2, p. 27-30, https://doi.org/10.5897/JVMAH.9000018.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Parsing demographic effects of canine parvovirus on a Minnesota wolf population |
| Series title | Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health |
| DOI | 10.5897/JVMAH.9000018 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Academic Journals |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 27 |
| Last page | 30 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |