Urban cat (Felis catus) movement and predation activity associated with a wetland reserve in New Zealand

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 574-580

  Morgan, S A ^a   Hansen, C M ^a   Ross, J G ^a   Hickling, G J ^b   Ogilvie, S C ^a   Paterson, A M ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FELID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; NATURE RESERVE; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [CANTERBURY]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; RODENTIA; SPHENOMORPHUS;

EID: 71049116412     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR09023     Document Type: Article

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