Feral cat control research: Western Shield review - February 2003

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-163

  Algar, Dave ^a   Burrows, Neil D ^b  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^b Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; FELID; PEST CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ARIDA; AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FORMICIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 23944438979     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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