Impact of brodifacoum poisoning operations on South Island Robins Petroica australis australis in a New Zealand Nothofagus forest

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-407

  Brown, Kerry P ^a  

^a Ecosystems Consultants   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; NOTHOFAGUS; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; RATTUS RATTUS; TURDUS; FAGACEAE; PETROICA AUSTRALIS AUSTRALIS;

BRODIFACOUM; POISONING; RODENTICIDE; SOUTH ISLAND ROBIN;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031419111     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900001726     Document Type: Article

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