Herbivory in invasive rats: Criteria for food selection

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 805-825

  Grant Hoffman, M N ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Norway rats; Pacific rats; Plant secondary metabolites; Seed predation; Ship rats; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; RODENT; SECONDARY METABOLITE; VULNERABILITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

RATTUS; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77952237527     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9503-7     Document Type: Article

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