Transmission dynamics and pathogenesis of squirrelpox in UK red (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
Dale, Timothy
Since the introduction of the non-native grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) into the UK the native red squirrel has seen a dramatic decline in both abundance and distribution. There is an increasing body of evidence suggesting that rather than competition, a disease is in fact driving the demise of the red squirrel....
- DOI: 10.17638/00016253