Universal trap timer design to examine temporal activity of wildlife

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 906-909

  Sutherland, Duncan R ^a,b,d   Predavec, Martin ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia   (Australia)

^d Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Diel activity; Foraging; Live capture; Rattus fuscipes; Temporal activity; Universal trap timer

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DIEL VARIATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TRAPPING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES;

EID: 77951851810     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-217     Document Type: Article

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