Bait consumption by, and 1080-based control of, feral pigs in the Mediterranean climatic region of south-western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-139

  Twigg, Laurie E ^a   Lowe, Tim ^a   Martin, Gary ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BARLEY; CANID; CLIMATIC REGION; MARSUPIAL; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; PIG; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; HORDEUM; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 34247474830     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06084     Document Type: Article

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