Wildlife road-kills on three major roads in north-eastern New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-91

  Taylor, Brendan D ^a,b   Goldingay, Ross L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; ROADKILL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; CORVIDAE; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; ISOODON MACROURUS; MAMMALIA; PERAMELIDAE; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS CANINUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942469999     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01110     Document Type: Review

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