Did dingo control cause the elimination of kowaris through mesopredator release effects? A response to Wallach and O'Neill (2009)

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-208

  Allen, Benjamin L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board   (Australia)

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EID: 84897523492     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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