The role of non-toxic prefeed and postfeed in the development and maintenance of 1080 bait shyness in captive brushtail possums

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-74

  Ross, J G ^a   Hickling, G J ^a   Morgan, D R ^b   Eason, C T ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; PEST CONTROL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALOPIAS; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0033963720     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98029     Document Type: Article

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