Can learned aversion be used to control bait uptake by Eurasian badgers?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 159-168

  Cagnacci, Francesca ^a   Massei, Giovanna ^a   Cowan, David P ^a   Delahay, Richard J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bait monopolisation; Conditioned taste aversion; Fertility control; Meles meles; Repellency; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

VACCINATION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 19544370017     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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