Genotyping Brushtail Possum Fecal Pellets and Ear Tissue to Identify Bias in Trap-Catch Monitoring
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Cost-Effective Large-Scale Occupancy–Abundance Monitoring of Invasive Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus Vulpecula) on New Zealand’s Public Conservation Land
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2641-273X
DOI: 10.5070/v422110109