Spotlight counts, site fidelity and migration of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Twigg, Laurie E ^a,b   Lowe, Tim J ^a   Gray, Garry S ^a   Martin, Gary R ^a   Wheeler, Amanda G ^a   Barker, William ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION; RABBIT; SITE FIDELITY; SPOTLIGHT COUNT; TRANSLOCATION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031827318     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97065     Document Type: Article

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