Density of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) in the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-167

  Moller, Henrik ^a   Clapperton, B Kay ^b   Fletcher, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Burrows; Density; Mackenzie Basin; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Poisoning; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; PEST CONTROL; RABBIT;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, MACKENZIE BASIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031429986     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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