Repellents to deter New Zealand's North Island robin Petroica australis longipes from pest control baits

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-316

  Day, Tim D ^a,b   Matthews, Lindsay R ^a   Waas, Joseph R ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Bird repellent; d pulegone; Feeding behaviour; North Island robin; Pest control

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; POISONING; REPELLENT;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; DAUCUS CAROTA; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PETROICA; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; TURDUS;

EID: 0141761256     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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