Theory and practice of immunocontraception in wild mammals

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 504-514

  Muller, Lisa I ^a,b,c   Warren, Robert J ^{b,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Evans, Donald L ^b,j,k,l  

^a DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Daniel B Warnell Sch Forest Rsrc   (United States)

^e TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Southeastern Section of TWS (SETWS)   (United States)

ⁱ Central Mountains and Plains Section (CMPS)   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Contraceptives; ELISA; Enzyme linked immunoabsorbent assay; Equus caballus; Immunocontraceptives; Immunosterilization; Odocoileus virginianus; Population management

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; CONTROL METHOD; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; PEST MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0030858113     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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