The effect of fox control on mammal populations in an outer urban conservation reserve.

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 51-63

  Coates, T D ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity Index; European red fox; Fox control; Predation; Southern brown bandicoot

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; ISOODON OBESULUS; MAMMALIA; VULPES; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 67649400531     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM08007     Document Type: Article

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