Effectiveness of traditional wild rabbit restocking in Spain

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-277

  Calvete, C ^a   Villafuerte, R ^b   Lucientes, J ^a   Osacar, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYXOMATOSIS; RABBIT; RED FOX; RESTOCKING;

SPAIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0030620949     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01957.x     Document Type: Article

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