Assessing anticoagulant resistance in rats and coagulation effects in birds using small-volume blood samples

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 249, 2005, Pages 5-21

  Bailey, C ^a   Fisher, P ^a   Eason, C T ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Birds; Blood sampling; Brodifacoum; Coagulation; Kiwi; Non target species; Resistance; Rodents

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; RODENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; APTERYX; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 14644415573     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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