Population dynamics and animal welfare: Issues raised by the culling of kangaroos in Puckapunyal

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 407-422

  Clarke, Matthew ^a   Ng, Yew Kwang ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33748576306     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-006-0137-8     Document Type: Article

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