Capture and immobilisation of cuscuses and ringtail possums in Papua New Guinea

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-107

  Salas, Leonardo A ^a,b   Stephens, Suzette A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CAPTURE METHOD; IMMOBILIZATION; MAMMAL;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ANIMALIA; BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; MAMMALIA; PHALANGER;

EID: 1942534126     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01078     Document Type: Article

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