An assessment of the probability of secondary poisoning of forest insectivores following an aerial 1080 possum control operation

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-56

  Lloyd, B D ^a   McQueen, S M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Median lethal dose; Residue levels; Sodium monofluoroacetate

Indexed keywords

BAIT; INSECTIVORE; MARSUPIAL; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; POISONING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MYSTACINA TUBERCULATA; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; PETROICA MACROCEPHALA; PRUNELLA MODULARIS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0034097717     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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