Rat control and breeding performance in Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea): Effects of poisoning effort and habitat features

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-65

  Igual, J M ^a   Forero, M G ^b   Gomez, T ^c   Orueta, J F ^c   Oro, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c GENA SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Colonial seabird; Mediterranean island; Poisoning effort; Rat control

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AFRICA; CHAFARINAS ISLANDS; NORTH AFRICA;

CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA; CICONIIFORMES; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 33644799279     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2005.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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