Hoarding behavior by ship rats (Rattus rattus) in captivity and its relevance to the effectiveness of pest control operations

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 483-488

  Morriss, Grant A ^a   Warburton, Bruce ^a   Cross, Martin L ^a   Nugent, Graham ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hoarding; New Zealand; Poison control; Possums; Ship rat

Indexed keywords

MUROIDEA; PHALANGERIDAE; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858702839     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0562-6     Document Type: Article

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