Survival of brown kiwi exposed to 1080 poison used for control of brushtail possums in Northland, New Zealand

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-214

  Robertson, H A ^a   Colbourne, R M ^a   Graham, P ^a   Miller, P J ^a   Pierce, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHEMICAL CONTROL; MARSUPIAL; POISONING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

APTERYX MANTELLI; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0033026295     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97001     Document Type: Article

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