Home ranges of introduced mammalian carnivores at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-333

  Gillies, C A ^a   Graham, P J ^a   Clout, M N ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cat; Ferret; Home range; Predator control; Radio telemetry; Stoat; Trounson Kauri Park

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; HOME RANGE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; SMALL MAMMAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND; TROUNSON KAURI PARK;

FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO;

EID: 39049158351     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510091     Document Type: Article

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