Dietary shift of an invasive predator: Rats, seabirds and sea turtles

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 428-437

  Caut, Stéphane ^a   Angulo, Elena ^a   Courchamp, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Alien invasive species; Chelonia mydas; Conventional diet; Rattus rattus; Stable isotopes; Trophic shift

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY SHIFT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND ARC; PREDATION; RODENT; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 40949149891     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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