An inventory of mammalian pests in a New Zealand city

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-33

  Morgan, D K J ^a,c   Waas, J R ^a   Innes, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mammalian pests; Relative abundance; Survey; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FELID; HABITAT TYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAGOMORPH; MARSUPIAL; MUSTELID; PEST SPECIES; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RODENT; SPECIES INVENTORY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; HAMILTON [WAIKATO]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; FELIS CATUS; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSTELIDAE; PHALANGERIDAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 66149100595     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220909510136     Document Type: Article

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