Biological control of possums Trichosurus vulpecula and rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus in New Zealand

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-170

  Sutherland, Oliver R W ^a   Cowan, Phil E ^a   Orwin, Joanna ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

biological control; fertility control; pests; rabbits possums

Indexed keywords

ALOPIAS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030436557     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1996.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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