Secondary poisoning of stoats (Mustela erminea) at low mouse (Mus musculus) abundance in a New Zealand Nothofagus forest

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-426

  Brown, K P ^a,b   Alterio, N ^a   Molleir, H ^a,c  

^a Ecosystems Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; CARNIVORE; PESTICIDE; POISONING;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALOPIAS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; NOTHOFAGUS; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0031754671     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97069     Document Type: Article

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