Fertility control of eastern grey kangaroos: Do levonorgestrel implants affect behavior?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-66

  Poiani, Aldo ^a   Coulson, Graeme ^a   Salamon, Dylan ^a   Holland, Sarah ^a   Nave, Chris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eastern grey kangaroo; Fertility control; Levonorgestrel; Macropus giganteus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036177806     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802871     Document Type: Article

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