Population trend of feral camels in the Northern Territory, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 509-517

  Edwards, Glenn P ^a   Saalfeld, Keith ^a   Clifford, Bretan ^a  

^a Dept Infrastruct Plan Environ ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FERAL ORGANISM; POPULATION GROWTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE;

EID: 12344307666     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03073     Document Type: Article

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