Reducing the rat threat to island birds

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 93-114

  Moors, P J ^a   Atkinson, I A E ^b   Sherley, G H ^c  

^a Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union ^*  (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; INTRODUCED MAMMAL; ISLAND BIRD; RAT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0027069839     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900002331     Document Type: Article

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