Survival of grand and Otago skinks following predator control

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-42

  Tocher, Mandy D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Conservation; Endangered species; Feral cat; Skinks; Survival

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR CONTROL; REPTILE; SURVIVAL;

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; OLIGOSOMA GRANDE; OLIGOSOMA OTAGENSE; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 33646466322     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[31:SOGAOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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