The effectiveness of barriers to badger Meles meles immigration in the Irish Four Area project

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-278

  Sleeman, D P ^a   Davenport, J ^a   More, S J ^b   Clegg, T A ^b   Griffin, J M ^c   O'Boyle, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

^d Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dispersal movements; Permeability chi square test; Removal study; Tuberculosis spillover to cattle

Indexed keywords

BOS; MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 67349103705     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0241-4     Document Type: Article

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