Factors affecting the survival of Australian wild rabbits exposed to rabbit haemorrhagic disease

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 523-542

  Henzell, Robert P ^a   Cunningham, Ross B ^b   Neave, Helen M ^c,d  

^a Government of South Australia Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^d Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE; LAGOMORPH; PEST CONTROL; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 0036966651     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00083     Document Type: Article

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