Genetic effects of kangaroo harvesting

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-86

  Hale, Peter T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Genetics; Harvesting; Kangaroo; Population; Quantitative; Selection; Trait

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859420043     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am04075     Document Type: Article

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