A physiological assessment of the use of water point closures to control kangaroo numbers

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-287

  Underhill, S ^a   Grigg, G C ^a   Pople, A R ^a,b   Yates, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Natural Resources Mines and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DIET; DRINKING WATER; FORAGE; GRAZING PRESSURE; MARSUPIAL; NATIONAL PARK; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; IDALIA NATIONAL PARK; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS RUFUS;

EID: 34347325197     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06041     Document Type: Article

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