Validating two methods for monitoring population size of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 431-437

  Ballinger, Andrea ^a,b   Morgan, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAGOMORPH; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; POPULATION SIZE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSECT;

AUSTRALIA;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036970852     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01055     Document Type: Article

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