Eradication of feral Cats at wake atoll

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 560, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Rauzon, Mark J ^a   Everett, William T ^b   Boyle, David ^c   Bell, Louise ^c   Gilardi, John ^a  

^a Marine Endeavors   (United States)

^b Endangered Species Recovery Council   (United States)

^c Wildlife Management International Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; BAIT; BIRD; COLONIZATION; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FERAL ORGANISM; HUNTING; NESTING SUCCESS; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SURVIVORSHIP; WAKE;

MARSHALL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AVES; COENOBITA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FELIS CATUS; FREGATA MINOR; FREGATIDAE; PROCELLARIIDAE; PUFFINUS PACIFICUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; STERNA LUNATA; SULA DACTYLATRA; SULA LEUCOGASTER;

EID: 50449110721     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.560.1     Document Type: Article

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