Control of a stoat (Mustela erminea) population irruption to enhance mohua (yellowhead) (Mohoua ochrocephala) breeding success in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-286

  O'Donnell, Colin F J ^a   Dilks, Peter J ^a   Elliott, Graeme P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Conservation; Fenn trapping; Mohoua ochrocephala; Mohua; Mustela erminea; Predation; Productivity; Stoats; Yellowhead

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000195632     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518086     Document Type: Article

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