The effect of feral cats on the population viability of black-vented shearwaters (Puffinus opisthomelas) on Natividad Island, Mexico

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-223

  Keitt, Bradford S ^a   Wilcox, Chris ^a   Tershy, Bernie R ^a   Croll, Donald A ^a   Donlan, C Josh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERAL ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; SEABIRD; VULNERABILITY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NATIVIDAD ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS; PUFFINUS OPISTHOMELAS; PUFFINUS PUFFINUS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0142178434     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002002263     Document Type: Article

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