The status of ship rats Rattus rattus on the Shiant Islands, outer Hebrides, Scotland

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-117

  McDonald, Robbie A ^a,b   Hutchings, Michael R ^a   Keeling, Jonathan G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Pest management; Predation; Rattus rattus; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

BIRD COLONY; BLACK RAT; CONSERVATION; SEABIRD; SHIP RAT;

UK, SCOTLAND, HEBRIDES, SHIANT ISLANDS;

RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0030824736     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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