More than mere numbers: the impact of lethal control on the social stability of a top-order predator.

Population control of socially complex species may have profound ecological implications that remain largely invisible if only their abundance is considered. Here we discuss the effects of control on a socially complex top-order predator, the dingo (Canis lupus dingo). Since European occupation of A...

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Main Authors: Arian D Wallach, Euan G Ritchie, John Read, Adam J O'Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2730570?pdf=render