The performance of wild-canid traps in Australia: Efficiency, selectivity and trap-related injuries

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-338

  Fleming, Peter J S ^a   Allen, Lee R ^b   Berghout, Mani J ^a   Meek, Paul D ^c   Pavlov, Peter M ^d   Stevens, Peter ^e   Strong, Kevin ^f   Thompson, Jim A ^g   Thomson, Peter C ^h  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre   (Australia)

^c Parks Australia   (Christmas Island)

^d PavEcol   (Australia)

^e Keith Turnbull Research Institute   (Australia)

^f Robert Wicks Research Station   (Australia)

^g Koala Research Group   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; TRAPPING;

AUSTRALIA;

CANIDAE;

EID: 0032455203     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR95066     Document Type: Article

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