Reducing nontarget recaptures of an endangered predator using conditioned aversion and reward removal

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1501-1507

  Phillips, Reese Brand ^a,b   Winchell, Clark S ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aversive conditioning; Behavioural modification; Feral cat; Island fox; Live trapping; Nontarget recaptures; Predator management; Reward removal; San Clemente Island; Urocyon littoralis

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIODIVERSITY; CANID; CHLORIDE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAPPING; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; FELIS CATUS; UROCYON LITTORALIS;

EID: 80055096194     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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