Environmental factors affecting the capture of southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons) by stunning

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 539-546

  Taggart, David A ^a,b,c   Finlayson, Graeme R ^b   Richings, Nadine ^b   Shimmin, Glenn ^c   Dibben, Ron ^d   Adcock, Justin ^e   Temple Smith, Peter D ^b,d  

^a Anim Health and Research Department   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Bassett Acoustics ^*  (Australia)

^e Bassett Acoustics Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MARSUPIAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; METATHERIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0346305968     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01105     Document Type: Article

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