The use of poison eggs for the control of stoats

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-182

  Dilks, Peter ^a   Lawrence, Barry ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1080; Poison eggs; Predator control; Radio tracking; Stoat; Video monitoring

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; POISONING;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MOHOUA OCHROCEPHALA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0033759705     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518223     Document Type: Article

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