Kangaroo management: Individuals and communities

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-108

  Croft, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Herbivore communities; Kangaroos; Social learning; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986313955     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am04101     Document Type: Article

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