Daily activity of stoats (Mustela erminea), feral ferrets (Mustela furo) and feral house cats (Felis catus) in coastal grassland, Otago peninsula, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-95

  Alterio, N ^a   Moller, H ^b  

^a Ecosystems Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cats; Coastal grassland; Daily activity rhythms; Ferrets; Mustelids; Radio tracking; Stoats

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CAT; COASTAL GRASSLAND; FERRET; STOAT;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, OTAGE PENINSULA;

FELIS CATUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031425046     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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