Do drivers intentionally target wildlife on roads?

Austral Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 629-632

  Beckmann, Christa ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bufo marinus; Frog; Invasive species; Road kill; Snake; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; ROAD; SNAKE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVEY; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 84864135621     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02329.x     Document Type: Article

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