Brodifacoum residues in target and non‐target animals following large‐scale poison operations in New Zealand podocarp‐hardwood forests

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-314

  Murphy, Elaine C ^a   Clapperton, B Kay ^b   Bradfield, Philip M F ^a   Speed, Hazel J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b Te Kuiti Field Centre ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brodifacoum; Mustelids; Non target species; Secondary poisoning; Ship rats; Stoats

Indexed keywords

NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

NEW ZEALAND;

FELIS CATUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA NIVALIS; NINOX NOVAESEELANDIAE; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0032463996     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9518160     Document Type: Article

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