Spotlight counts for assessing abundance of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 609-420

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; LAGOMORPH; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032810994     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97004     Document Type: Article

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