The biology of introduced norway rats on Kiska Island, Alaska, and an evaluation of an eradication approach

Northwest Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-198

  Witmer, Gary ^a   Burke, Patrick ^a   Jojola, Susan ^a   Dunlevy, Peter ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; RODENT;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; KISKA ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33846435311     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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