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Conservation Initiatives – Projek Grootoog – Scientific Publications

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Lushka, L. 2016. Are avian predators effective biological control agents for rodent pest management in agricultural systems? Biological Control 101(2016)94-102

Mcdowell, M. C., and G. C. Medlin. 2009. Using the diet of the barn owl (Tyto alba) as an indicator of small vertebrate abundance in the Channel Country, south – western Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 31:75-80.

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