The sociogenetic structure of a controlled feral pig population

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-304

  Spencer, Peter B S ^a   Lapidge, Steve J ^b,c   Hampton, Jordan O ^a   Pluske, John R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

^c Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERAL ORGANISM; PIG; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ARIDA; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23744486537     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04076     Document Type: Article

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