How many eurasian badgers meles meles L. are there in the republic of ireland?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-344

  Sleeman, D P ^a   Davenport, J ^a   More, S J ^b   Clegg, T A ^b   Collins, J D ^b   Martin, S W ^b   Williams, D H ^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 District Veterinary Office   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis surveys; Estimated abundance; Extrapolations; Four area study

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 70349555806     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0244-1     Document Type: Article

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