Optimising bait-station delivery of fertility control agents to brushtail possum populations

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-76

  Tompkins, Daniel M ^a   Ramsey, David ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; OPTIMIZATION; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; VACCINE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 33847356127     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05109     Document Type: Article

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