Disentangling the link between supplemental feeding, population density, and the prevalence of pathogens in urban stray cats
Background Supplemental feeding of free-roaming animals, including wildlife and feral or stray animals, is well known to have a substantial impact on various aspects of animal ecology including habitat use, activity patterns, and host-pathogen interactions. Among them, an increased population densit...
Main Authors: | Jusun Hwang, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Dae-Hyun Oh, Ho-Woo Nam, Hang Lee, Myung-Sun Chun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-06-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4988.pdf |
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