Effectiveness of cyanide pellets for control of dama wallabies (macropus eugenii)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Shapiro, Lee ^a   Ross, James ^b   Adams, Pauline ^c   Keyzer, Ron ^c   Hix, Steve ^a   Macmorran, Duncan ^a   Cunningham, Celia ^a,d   Eason, Charles ^a,b  

^a Connovation Limited ^*  (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Feratox; New zealand; Pest control

Indexed keywords

BAIT; CYANIDE; DEFORESTATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; NATIVE SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; TOXICITY; TOXIN;

NEW ZEALAND;

DAMA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII;

EID: 79959462285     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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