Has the invasive mongoose Herpestes javanicus yet reached the island of Taveuni, Fiji?

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Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 457-460

  Morley, Craig G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Extinction; Fiji; Herpestes javanicus; Invasive species; Island; Mongoose; Taveuni

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; ISLAND; MONITORING; PREDATOR CONTROL;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAVEUNI;

CARNIVORA; HERPESTES JAVANICUS; HERPESTIDAE;

EID: 31144474314     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605304000857     Document Type: Article

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