Satellite tracking of wild dogs in south-eastern mainland Australian forests: Implications for management of a problematic top-order carnivore

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 814-822

  Claridge, Andrew W ^a,b   Mills, Douglas J ^a   Hunt, Rob ^a   Jenkins, David J ^c   Bean, Josh ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carnivore; Dingo; Home range; Management; Mesopredator; Satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CARNIVORE; DINGO; HOME RANGE; MESOPREDATOR; SATELLITE TRACKING;

GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SATELLITES;

ANIMALS;

ANCESTRY; CANID; CARNIVORE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; RANGE SIZE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS; MACROPODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 67649933339     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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