Roo-Guard® sound emitters are not effective at deterring tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) from a source of food

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Muirhead, Sarah ^a   Blache, Dominique ^a   Wykes, Boyd ^b   Bencini, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Defence Estate Organisation LB 5001   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP; FOOD; MAMMAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GARDEN ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII;

EID: 33645891208     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04032     Document Type: Article

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