Investigations into the health of brush-tailed rock-wallabies (Petrogale penicillata) before and after reintroduction

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-244

  Schultz, David J ^a   Rich, Brian G ^a   Rohrig, Wayne ^a   McCarthy, Peter J ^a   Mathews, Brian ^a   Schultz, Tim J ^b   Corrigan, Tony ^c   Taggart, David A ^a  

^a Royal Zoological Society of South Australia ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Ecodiversity   (Australia)

Author keywords

health; herpes virus; parasites; reintroduction; rock wallabies; toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HERPESVIRIDAE; MACROPODIDAE; PETROGALE; PETROGALE PENICILLATA;

EID: 80052844634     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM11010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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