Public perceptions of biological control of rabbits in New Zealand: Some ethical and practical issues

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-282

  Wilkinson, Roger ^a   Fitzgerald, Gerard ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Fitzgerald Applied Sociology   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ethical issues; Public decision making; Rabbit Calicivirus Disease (RCD); Rabbits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004495906     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007473215360     Document Type: Article

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