Conditioned taste aversion enhances the survival of an endangered predator imperilled by a toxic invader

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 558-565

  O'Donnell, Stephanie ^a   Webb, Jonathan K ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conditioned taste aversion; Invasive species; Predator prey; Program MARK; Reintroduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MARSUPIAL; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; TOXIC ORGANISM; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; DASYURUS; DASYURUS HALLUCATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952836884     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01802.x     Document Type: Article

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