Eradication of black rats Rattus rattus from Anacapa Island

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Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-40

  Howald, Gregg ^a   Donlan, C Josh ^b,c   Faulkner, Kate R ^d   Ortega, Steve ^d,g   Gellerman, Holly ^e   Croll, Donald A ^f   Tershy, Bernie R ^f  

^a Island Conservation Canada   (Canada)

^b Advanced Conservation Strategies ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Channel Islands National Park   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Golden Gate National Recreation Area   (United States)

Author keywords

Brodifacoum; California Channel Islands; Island conservation; Non target impacts; Peromyscus maniculatus; Rattus rattus; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CAPTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANACAPA ISLAND; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AIMOPHILA RUFICEPS; AIMOPHILA RUFICEPS OBSCURA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS ANACAPAE; RAPTORES; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77952496961     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060530999024X     Document Type: Article

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