Behavioural responses of invasive american mink neovison vison to an eradication campaign, revealed by stable isotope analysis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Bodey, Thomas W ^a,b   Bearhop, Stuart ^b   Roy, Sugoto S ^c   Newton, Jason ^d   McDonald, Robbie A ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Diet; Invasive species; Island; Mustela vison; Predator control; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUSTELID; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

HEBRIDES; OUTER HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 77949305620     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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