An experimental test of the toxicity of cereal pellets containing brodifacoum to the snails of Henderson Island, South Pacific

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-38

  Brooke, M De L ^a   Cuthbert, R J ^b   Mateo, R ^c   Taggart, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE; POISONING; RODENT; SNAIL; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

HENDERSON ISLAND; PITCAIRN;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79952858262     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10132     Document Type: Article

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