Effects of an exotic prey species on a native specialist: Example of the snail kite

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-520

  Cattau, Christopher E ^a   Martin, Julien ^b   Kitchens, Wiley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological trap; Invasive exotic species; Niche specialist; Pomacea sp.; Rostrhamus sociabilis; Time activity budget

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RAPTOR; SNAIL; SPECIALIST; SURVIVAL; WETLAND;

ACCIPITRIDAE; GASTROPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; POMACEA; POMACEA PALUDOSA; POMACEA SP.; ROSTRHAMUS; ROSTRHAMUS SOCIABILIS; ROSTRHAMUS SOCIABILIS PLUMBEUS;

EID: 73649125773     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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