Methods to reduce avian bycatch in small mammal studies using snap traps

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 595-599

  Lane, Vanessa R ^a   Miller, Karl V ^a   Castleberry, Steven B ^a   Miller, Darren A ^b   Wigley, T Bently ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian bycatch; Intensive forestry; Nontarget captures; North Carolina; Small mammals; Snap traps; Trapping

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BYCATCH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SIZE STRUCTURE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRAPPING;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77950214652     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-195     Document Type: Article

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