An experimental translocation of brush-tailed bettongs (Bettongia penicillata) to western New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 421-432

  Priddel, David ^a   Wheeler, Robert ^a  

^a Dept of Conserv and Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; PEST CONTROL; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; YATHONG NATURE RESERVE;

AVES; BETTONGIA; BETTONGIA PENICILLATA; CANIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; METATHERIA; PENICILLATA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 4644262422     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03050     Document Type: Article

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