Was the removal of rabbits and house mice from Selvagem Grande beneficial to the breeding of Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea borealis?

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Zino, F ^a   Hounsome, M V ^b   Buckle, A P ^c   Biscoito, M ^d  

^a Freira Conservation Project   (Portugal)

^b Hooper's Farm   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d Museu Municipal do Funchal Historia Natural   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Calonectris diomedea; Cory's shearwater; House mouse; Invasive species; Island eradication; Mus musculus; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Rabbit; Selvagem Grande

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FLEDGING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAGOMORPH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

NIUE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SELVAGEM GRANDE ISLAND;

AVES; CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA; CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA BOREALIS; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 39749085332     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308000665     Document Type: Article

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