Rejection of dyed field rodent baits by feral pigeons and chukar partridges

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-17

  Moran, S ^a  

^a EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alectoris chukar; Chukar partridges; Columba livia; Dye aversion; Feral pigeons; Field rodent bait; Secondary hazards

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS CHUKAR; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; RODENTIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032946557     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980722     Document Type: Article

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