Management issues of urban common brushtail possums trichosurus vulpecula: A loved or hated neighbour

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-171

  Eymann, Jutta ^a   Herbert, Catherine A ^b   Cooper, Desmond W ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of News South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emerging infectious disease; Fertility control; GnRH agonist, nest boxes; Marsupial; Urban wildlife; Wildlife disease; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981201406     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM06025     Document Type: Article

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