Long-acting contraceptives: A new tool to manage overabundant kangaroo populations in nature reserves and urban areas

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-74

  Herbert, Catherine Adderton ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraception; Fertility control; GnRH agonist; Kangaroo; Management; Marsupial; Progestin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973474890     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am04067     Document Type: Article

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