The invasion of Argentina by the European wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Mammal Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-166

  Bonino, Never ^a   Soriguer, Ramón ^b  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Dispersal; Exotic species; Invasive species; Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FORESTRY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIVESTOCK; MAMMAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; NEUQUEN; PATAGONIA;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 74049143231     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2009.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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