Indigeneity, ferality, and what 'belongs' in the Australian bush: Aboriginal responses to 'introduced'animals and plants in a settler-descendant society

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 628-646

  Trigger, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 49849099427     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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