Influence of bait type, weather and prey abundance on bait uptake by feral cats (felis catus) on peron Peninsula, Western Australia

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-149

  Algar, D ^a   Angus, G J ^a   Williams, M R ^a   Mellican, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BAIT; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAMMAL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WIND VELOCITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERON PENINSULA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CORVIDA; FELIS CATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VARANIDAE;

EID: 36148930570     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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