Management of rodent pests and island conservation

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-134

  Buckle, Alan ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ICI   (United Kingdom)

^c ICI Zeneca Syngenta   (United Kingdom)

^d DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^f FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien species; Conservation; Introduced mammals; Island renovation; Rattus; Rodenticides

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 3142649473     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/15jun15     Document Type: Review

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