Potential consequences and problems with wildlife contraceptives

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Nettles, Victor F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECOSYSTEM; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION CONTROL; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031005912     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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