The Economic Benefits of the Biological Control of Rabbits in Australia, 1950-2011

Australian Economic History Review

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-107

  Cooke, Brian ^a   Chudleigh, Peter ^b   Simpson, Sarah ^b   Saunders, Glen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Agtrans Research   (Australia)

^c Vertebrate Pest Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biological control; Economic benefit; Livestock industry; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874695317     PISSN: 00048992     EISSN: 14678446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aehr.12000     Document Type: Article

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