Cat eradication significantly decreases shearwater mortality

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-308

  Keitt, Bradford S ^a   Tershy, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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FELIS CATUS;

EID: 1842771663     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003378     Document Type: Note

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