Attacks on humans by Australian magpies: Management of an extreme suburban human-wildlife conflict

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 473-478

  Jones, Darryl N ^a   Thomas, Leoni K ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian magpie; Dangerous wildlife; Suburban wildlife; Wildlife human conflicts

Indexed keywords

CORVIDAE; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN;

EID: 0032858809     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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