Habitat factors related to wild rabbit population trends after the initial impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-474

  Calvete, Carlos ^a   Pelayo, Enrique ^b   Sampietro, Javier ^b  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b Galerida SCv   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT SELECTION; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33749373839     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05107     Document Type: Article

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