Evaluation of attractants and bait preferences of captive red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-243

  Saunders, Glen ^a,b   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; CANID; PEST CONTROL; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0034088379     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR99052     Document Type: Article

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