Secondary poisoning of mammalian predators during possum and rodent control operations at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Gillies, C A ^a   Pierce, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1080; Brodifacoum; Cats; Conservation; Ferrets; Mustelids; Sodium monoflouroacetate; Stoats; Weasels

Indexed keywords

NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POISONING;

NEW ZEALAND;

FELIS CATUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA NIVALIS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0033385408     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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