An experimental study of declining populations

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 481-488

  Hone, Jim ^a   Caughley, Graeme ^b   Grice, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATION;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 32444450847     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04092     Document Type: Article

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