A comparison of three hair-tube types for the detection of the spotted-tailed quoll dasyurus maculatus in south-eastern New South Wales

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-233

  Nelson, Jenny L ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hair tube; Marsupial carnivore; Spotted tailed quoll; Survey techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950203900     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM06031     Document Type: Article

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