Evaluating alternative rodenticides for island conservation: Roof rat eradication from the San Jorge Islands, Mexico

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Donlan, C Josh ^a,b   Howald, Gregg R ^a   Tershy, Bernie R ^a   Croll, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brodifacoum; Cholecalciferol; Diphacinone; Eradication; Exotic mammals; Gulf of California; Introduced species; Invasive species; Nontarget poisoning; Rattus rattus; Seabird conservation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE; POISONING; RODENT; TOXIN;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAN JORGE ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0042425788     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00401-9     Document Type: Article

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