Invasive predators: A synthesis of the past, present, and future

Predation in Organisms: A Distinct Phenomenon

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 265-293

  Pitt, William C ^a   Witmer, Gary W ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; birds; fish; invasive species; mammals; management; predation; regulation; reptiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961146210     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-46046-6_12     Document Type: Chapter

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