Population biology of the ship rat and norway rat in pureora forest park, 1983–87

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-78

  Innes, J G ^a   King, C M ^b   Flux, M ^c   Kimberley, M O ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Forest Research Institute ^*  (New Zealand)

^d SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age; Colour morphs; Exotic forest; Measurements; Native podocarp forest; New zealand; Population structure; Pureora forest park; Rats; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus; Recruitment; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0035031360     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9518257     Document Type: Article

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