Movement patterns of feral predators in an arid environment implications for control through poison baiting

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-435

  Moseby, K E ^a,b   Stott, J ^a   Crisp, H ^a,b  

^a Arid Recovery   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BAIT; CANID; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR; REINTRODUCTION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; FELIS CATUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 68549110289     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08098     Document Type: Article

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