Measuring recruitment in an invasive species to determine eradication potential

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1661-1670

  Berry, Oliver ^a   Kirkwood, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Research Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

eradication; immigration; invasive species; microsatellite; recruitment; reproductive rate; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; IMMIGRATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TRAPPING;

AUSTRALIA; PHILLIP ISLAND; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 78149435101     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-482     Document Type: Article

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