Comparison of hairtube types for the detection of mammals

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 745-753

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Incoll, R D ^a   Cunningham, R B ^a   Pope, M L ^a   Donnelly, C F ^a   MacGregor, C I ^a   Tribolet, C ^a   Triggs, B E ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; MAMMAL;

ALOPIAS; ANTECHINUS STUARTII; MAMMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; RATTUS FUSCIPES; SORBUS; TRICHOSURUS CANINUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; VICTORIA; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.; VOMBATUS URSINUS; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 0032844882     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR99009     Document Type: Article

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