Sterilization as an alternative strategy to control wildlife diseases: Bovine tuberculosis in European badgers as a case study

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 705-723

  Tuyttens, F A M ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility control; Meles meles; Mycobacterium bovis; Population control; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0031796328     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008830418123     Document Type: Article

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