Secondary poisoning of mustelids in a New Zealand Nothofagus forest

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 863-869

  Alterio, N ^a   Brown, K ^a   Moller, H ^b  

^a Ecosystems Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRODIFACOUM; POISONING; RODENTICIDE; SECONDARY POISONING; STOAT; WEASEL;

NEW ZEALAND;

FAGACEAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA NIVALES; NOTHOFAGUS; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0031458541     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01986.x     Document Type: Article

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