Short- and long-term demographic changes in house mouse populations after control in dryland farming systems in Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 457-466

  Brown, Peter R ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; FARMING SYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MURIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 33749385724     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06026     Document Type: Article

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