Calibration of tunnel tracking rates to estimate relative abundance of ship rats (Rattus rattus) and mice (Mus musculus) in a New Zealand forest

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 271-275

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Ecosystems Consultants   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Density; Density estimation; Habitat use; Mice; Rodents; Ship rats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT USE; HOUSE MOUSE; INTRODUCED MAMMAL; SHIP RAT; TRAPPING RATE; TUNNEL TRACKING;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, KAHAROA;

MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0030326691     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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