Effects of predation and rabbit haemorrhagic disease on population dynamics of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in North Canterbury, New Zealand

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 627-633

  Reddiex, Ben ^a   Hickling, Graham J ^a   Norbury, Grant L ^b   Frampton, Chris M ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Wildlife Ecology and Management Team   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; LAGOMORPH; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036966224     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00088     Document Type: Article

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