Colour preferences and coloured bait consumption by weka Gallirallus australis, an endemic New Zealand rail

Biological Conservation

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-263

  Hartley, Lynette ^a   Waas, Joseph ^a   O'Connor, Cheryl ^b   Matthews, Lindsay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird deterrents; Choice tests; Non target species; Poisonous baits; Spectral reflectance

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BAIT; COLOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POISONING;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; GALLIRALLUS AUSTRALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034097355     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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