Demography of feral camels in central Australia and its relevance to population control

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-19

  Pople, A R ^a   McLeod, S R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility control; Harvesting; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77950140328     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ09053     Document Type: Article

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