A simplified protocol for detecting two systemic bait markers (Rhodamine B and iophenoxic acid) in small mammals

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-184

  Purdey, D C ^a,c   Petcu, M ^b   King, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bait markers; High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Iophenoxic acid; Mustela erminea; Rat; Rattus norvegicus; Rhodamine B; Stoat; Systemic markers

Indexed keywords

BAIT; DETECTION METHOD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0142213769     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2003.9518337     Document Type: Article

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