The impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease on wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations in Queensland

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-193

  Story, G ^a   Berman, D ^a   Palmer, R ^a   Scanlan, J ^a  

^a Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION DENSITY; VIRAL DISEASE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 2942705958     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00099     Document Type: Article

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