A safe and selective draw-string trap to capture kangaroos moving under fences

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 621-627

  Coulson, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0029819640     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960621     Document Type: Article

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