Secondary poisoning of stoats after an aerial 1080 poison operation in Pureora Forest, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-182

  Murphy, E C ^a   Robbins, L ^b   Young, J B ^c   Dowding, J E ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1080; Mustela erminea; Radio tracking; Rats; Secondary poisoning; Sodium monofluoroacetate; Stoats

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POISONING;

NEW ZEALAND;

MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 0033385407     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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