Observations on the impacts of rabbit haemorrhagic disease on agricultural production values in Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 605-613

  Saunders, Glen ^a   Kay, Barry ^a   Mutze, Greg ^b   Choquenot, David ^a,c  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

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

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISEASE; DISEASE SPREAD; LAGOMORPH; PEST CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036969837     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00086     Document Type: Article

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