The efficacy of collar-mounted devices in reducing the rate of predation of wildlife by domestic cats

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 273-285

  Nelson, S H ^a,b   Evans, A D ^a   Bradbury, R B ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b Whitehall ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Conservation; Gardens; Population decline; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

FELID; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR CONTROL; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; PASSERI;

EID: 26444524482     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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