Sign left by Brushtail possums after feeding on bird eggs and chicks

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-284

  Brown, K P ^a   Moller, H ^b   Innes, J ^c  

^a Ecosystems Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brushtail possums; Conservation; Feeding trials; Predation; Predator sign; Ship rats; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

BRUSHTAIL POSSUM; DOMESTIC CHICKEN; EGG PREDATION; JAPANESE QUAIL; NORTH ISLAND ROBIN; NORTH ISLAND TOMTIT; PREDATOR SIGN; SHIP RAT;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLUS GALLUS; PETROICA AUSTRALIS LONGIPES; PETROICA MACROCEPHALA TOITOI; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0030322208     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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