Variation in house cat (Felis catus) predation sign at a black-fronted tern (Sterna albostriata) colony

Notornis

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-47

  O'donnell, Colin F J ^a   Sedgeley, Jane A ^a   Van Hal, Jack ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Black fronted tern; Braided rivers; Feral cat; New Zealand; Predation; Shorebirds; Sterna albostriata

Indexed keywords

BRAIDED RIVER; BREEDING POPULATION; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; WADER;

NEW ZEALAND;

FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; STERNA ALBOSTRIATA;

EID: 83755169304     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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