Experimental evaluation of live cage-traps for black-billed magpies Pica pica management in Spain

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-248

  Díaz Ruiz, Francisco ^a   García, Jesús T ^a   Pérez Rodríguez, Lorenzo ^a,b   Ferreras, Pablo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black billed magpie; Cage traps; Capture rate; Predator management; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORVIDAE; PICA PICA;

EID: 77952547345     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0310-3     Document Type: Article

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