Control of feral cats for nature conservation. III. Trapping

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 475-487

  Short, Jeff ^a   Turner, Bruce ^a   Risbey, Danielle ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; NATURE CONSERVATION; PEST CONTROL; REINTRODUCTION; TRAPPING;

AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036967772     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02015     Document Type: Article

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