The effects of sarcoptic mange on the behaviour of wild common wombats (Vombatus ursinus)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-339

  Skerratt, Lee F ^a,b   Skerratt, John H L ^c   Martin, Roger ^d   Handasyde, Kathrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTELEMETRY;

ACARI; SARCOPTES; SARCOPTES SCABIEI TYPE WOMBATI; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 3843138155     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02062     Document Type: Article

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