Feral pigs in tropical lowland rainforest of northeastern Australia: Ecology, zoonoses and management

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Heise Pavlov, Peter M ^a   Heise Pavlov, Sigrid R ^a  

^a PavEcol   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia Queensland; Diseases; Ecology; Feral pig; Management; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACARI; AMBYLOMMA CYPRIUM; ANIMALIA; HEMATOPINUS SUIS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA AUSTRALIA; LEPTOSPIRA HARDJO; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR HARDJO; LEPTOSPIRA ZANONI; MACRACANTHORHYNCHUS; MACRACANTHORHYNCHUS HIRUDINACEOUS; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; METASTRONGYLUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; STEPHANURUS DENTATUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1042290879     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2003.060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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