Distribution and habitat use of the feral black rat (Rattus rattus) on subantarctic Macquarie Island

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-438

  Pye, T ^a   Swain, R ^a   Seppelt, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distribution; Habitat; Introduced species; Rats; Rattus rattus; Subantarctic

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0032954660     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999004021     Document Type: Article

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