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Reproductive Synchrony in Brucellosis-Exposed Bison in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and in Noninfected Populations by Joel Berger; Steven L. Cain is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Reproductive Synchrony in Brucellosis-Exposed Bison in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and in Noninfected Populations about?
__Abstract:__ Shooting of bison ( __Bison bison__) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a highly polarized, emotional issue because native ungulates exposed to brucellosis ( __Brucella abortus__) may infect cattle when they disperse or migrate beyond protected reserves. Both bison and elk ( __Cervus elaphus__) carry brucellosis, a disease that causes abortion in livestock and is often transmitted through contact with expelled fetuses or birth membranes and fluids. If __Brucella__‐infected bison experience a prolonged period of birth, cattle in areas of sympatry will have increased susceptibility to disease. We tested the hypothesis that reproductive synchrony differs between __Brucella__‐free and __Brucella__‐infected bison by contrasting patterns between the __Brucella__‐exposed bison population (in Jackson Hole, Wyoming) within the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with three nonexposed populations (National Bison Range in Montana, and Wind Cave and Badlands National Parks in South Dakota) that inhabit prairies. Populations averaged 42 births per site per year. Fifty percent of all the births occurred within 1 month, and 95% within 61 days at three sites. It took 89 days
Who reads Reproductive Synchrony in Brucellosis-Exposed Bison in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and in Noninfected Populations?
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- Author
- Joel Berger; Steven L. Cain
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0888-8892)
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)