Effects of bait type and deployment strategy on uptake by free-living badgers

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 454-460

  Cagnacci, Francesca ^a,b   Massei, Giovanna ^a   Cowan, David P ^a   Walker, Neil ^a   Delahay, Richard J ^a  

^a Central Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Alpine Ecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIOMARKER; FERTILITY; INGESTION RATE; MUSTELID; VACCINATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 35948980433     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07026     Document Type: Article

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