Prospects for fertility control in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) using myxoma virus-vectored immunocontraception

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 511-522

  Van Leeuwen, B H ^a   Kerr, P J ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DISEASE VECTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFERTILITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LAGOMORPH; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; MYXOMA VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 37149033082     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06167     Document Type: Review

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