A capture technique for free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) habituated to humans

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-51

  King, W J ^a,b   Wilson, M E ^c   Allen, T ^c   Festa Bianchet, M ^d   Coulson, G ^c  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 79953123454     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM10029     Document Type: Article

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