Evaluation of three relative abundance indices for assessing dingo populations

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Allen, Lee ^a   Engeman, Richard ^b   Krupa, Heather ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DINGO;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0029752536     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960197     Document Type: Review

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