Comparison of DRC-1339 and alpha-chloralose to reduce herring gull populations

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 729-733

  Seamans, Thomas W ^a,c,d   Belant, Jerrold L ^a,b,e,f  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^f NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha chloralose; Capture agent; DRC 1339; Herring gull; Larus argentatus; Toxicant

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; POISONING; SEABIRD;

EID: 0033410225     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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