| genetic roots of the red deer (cervus elaphus) population in eastern switzerland. | overhunting of red deer (cervus elaphus) in eastern switzerland led to its extinction in the second half of the 17th century. natural recolonization must have taken place later, because red deer were seen again in the canton of the grisons (eastern switzerland) in the 1870s. according to historical data, three different populations could have served as the source population. to determine the genetic origin of the eastern swiss red deer population, we collected samples from five different subpopu ... | 2004 | 15073229 |
| surveillance of bovine tuberculosis and risk estimation of a future reservoir formation in wildlife in switzerland and liechtenstein. | bovine tuberculosis (btb) caused by mycobacterium bovis or m. caprae has recently (re-) emerged in livestock and wildlife in all countries bordering switzerland (ch) and the principality of liechtenstein (fl). comprehensive data for swiss and liechtenstein wildlife are not available so far, although two native species, wild boar (sus scrofa) and red deer (cervus elaphus elaphus), act as btb reservoirs elsewhere in continental europe. our aims were (1) to assess the occurrence of btb in these wil ... | 2013 | 23349839 |