Predation of wildlife by domestic cats Felis catus in Great Britain

Mammal Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-188

  Woods, Michael ^a   McDonald, Robbie A ^b,c   Harris, Stephen ^b  

^a Blandford Forum   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Felidae; Feral cat; House cat; Pest management; Urban ecology; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC SPECIES; FELID; NATURE CONSERVATION; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0038461081     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2003.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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