Rapid recolonisation by the European red fox: how effective are uncoordinated and isolated control programs?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 749-757

  Newsome, Thomas M ^a   Crowther, Mathew S ^a   Dickman, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fox control; Pest management; Recreational hunting; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939886242     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: 14390574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-014-0844-x     Document Type: Article

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