Predation by house cats, Felis catus (L.), in Canberra, Australia. II. Factors affecting the amount of prey caught and estimates of the impact on wildlife

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-487

  Barratt, D G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Environment Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATION;

AUSTRALIA;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032440144     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97026     Document Type: Article

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