Diggings by feral pigs within the wet tropics World Heritage Area of north Queensland

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 591-601

  Mitchell, J ^a   Mayer, R ^b  

^a Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGGING; FERAL PIG; PIG;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030706069     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR96041     Document Type: Article

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