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Disruptions of ecosystems in Western North America due to invasion by plague. (Abstracts from the Symposium on Conservation Biology of Ground Squirrels and the Shrub-Steppe Ecosystem)
- Source :
- Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science. June 2001, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p62, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Plague, a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, likely was transported to North America about 100 years ago via ship-borne rats and their fleas. The bacterium apparently was introduced [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 05363012
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.87777885