Pest responses to odors from predators fed a diet of target species conspecifics and heterospecifics

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1737-1744

  Cox, Tarnya E ^a,b   Murray, Peter J ^a   Hall, Graham P ^a   Li, Xiuhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

behavior; desensitization; diet; feces; habituation; phylogenetics; predator; repellent; semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DIET; FECES; FELID; GOAT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITUATION; MARSUPIAL; ODOR; PEST SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDATOR; REPELLENT; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; METATHERIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 78149419362     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-410     Document Type: Article

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