Snake management on private properties in melbourne, australia

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-142

  Clemann, Nick ^a   McGee, Tara ^b   Odgers, Jodie ^c  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Problem wildlife; Questionnaire; Snakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023807887     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200490442099     Document Type: Article

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