Immunocontraception as a wildlife management tool: Some perspectives

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-243

  Miller, Lowell A ^a,b   Johns, Brad E ^a,b   Elias, Donald J ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

^c Prof Career Development Institute

^d NWRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility control; Immmunocontragesstion; Immunocontraception; Population control; Reproduction; Vaccine; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031729764     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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