Faecal DNA detection of invasive species: The case of feral foxes in Tasmania

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Berry, Oliver ^a,c   Sarre, Stephen D ^a   Farrington, Lachlan ^a,b   Aitken, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMONITORING; CANID; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES; FERAL ORGANISM; INVASIVE SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33847392581     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06082     Document Type: Article

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