A review of the successful eradication of feral cats from sub-Antarctic Marion Island, Southern Indian Ocean
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M.N. Bester, J.P. Bloomer, R.J. van Aarde, B.H. Erasmus, P.J.J. van Rensburg, J.D. Skinner, P.G. Howell & T.W. Naude Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa
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تاریخ انتشار 2002