Dispersal of breeding, adult male Phocarctos hookeri: Implications for disease transmission, population management and species recovery

Biological Conservation

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-236

  Robertson, Bruce C ^a   Chilvers, B Louise ^a,b   Duignan, Padraig J ^c   Wilkinson, Ian S ^b,d   Gemmell, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d Department of Fisheries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical bleaching; New Zealand sea lions; Otariid; Phocarctos hookeri; Species management

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISPERSAL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PINNIPED; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 27644473169     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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