Identifying disease reservoirs in complex systems: mountain hares as reservoirs of ticks and louping-ill virus, pathogens of red grouse
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M. K. LAURENSON*†‡, R. A. NORMAN§, L. GILBERT†, H. W. REID¶ and P. J. HUDSON†‡ * CTVM, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK, † Institute of Biology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK, ‡ The Game Conservancy Trust, Upland Research Group, Crubenmore Lodge, Newtonmore, PH20 1BE, UK, § Department of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK, and ¶ Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ, UK
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