Population genetics, fragmentation and plague in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) have declined dramatically over the past century from habitat loss, poisoning, and plague, a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Because of these factors, populations have become fragmented, and, in areas with plague, exist in metapopulat... View More