Substantial reductions of brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) populations in blocks of land on Guam through operational trapping

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 167-171

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Linnell, Michael A ^b   Pochop, Patricia A ^a   Gamboa, John ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; SNAKE; TRAPPING;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GUAM; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SNAKE;

GUAM;

BOIGA IRREGULARIS;

EID: 0031751628     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(98)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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