Predicting the effect of immunocontraceptive recombinant murine cytomegalovirus on population outbreaks of house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) in mallee wheatlands

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 631-637

  Arthur, A D ^a   Pech, R P ^a   Singleton, G R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MAIZE CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS; MOUSE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS 1; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 28244464812     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05003     Document Type: Article

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