Lamb predation and fox control in south-eastern Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 935-943

  Greentree, Carolyn ^a,b   Saunders, Glen ^a   McLeod, Lynette ^a   Hone, Jim ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal damage control; Sodium monofluoroacetate; Vertebrate pest control

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; POISONING; PREDATION; SHEEP;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0034489778     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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