Brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) trappability: Attributes of the snake, environment and trap

Applied Herpetology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-61

  Boyarski, Valerie L ^a,b   Savidge, Julie A ^a   Rodda, Gordon H ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiga irregularis; Brown treesnake; Carlia ailanpalai; Curious skink; Guam; Invasive species; Prey reduction; Program mark; Trappability; Vertebrate pest

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749093346     PISSN: 15707539     EISSN: 15707547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075408783489239     Document Type: Article

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