Kiore (Rattus exulans) predation on the eggs of the little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis haurakiensis)

Notornis

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-153

  Booth, Andrea M ^a   Minot, Edward O ^a   Fordham, Robin A ^a   Innes, John G ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Egg predation; Puffinus assimilis; Rattus exulans; Shearwater

Indexed keywords

EGG PREDATION; KIORE; LITTLE SHEARWATER;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, LADY ALICE ISLAND;

PUFFINUS ASSIMILIS HAURAKIENSIS; RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 0030322256     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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