A trapping and immobilisation technique for small macropods

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 373-377

  Lentle, Roger G ^a   Potter, Murray A ^a   Springett, Brian P ^a   Stafford, Kevin J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMOBILIZATION; TAMMAR WALLABY; TRAPPING;

MACROPUS EUGENII;

EID: 0030616676     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR95052     Document Type: Article

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