To catch a starling: Testing the effectiveness of different trap and lure types

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-191

  Campbell, S ^a   Cook, S ^b   Mortimer, L ^b,c   Palmer, G ^b   Sinclair, R ^d   Woolnough, A P ^a,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^d Biosecurity SA   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PASSERINE; TRAPPING; WELFARE REFORM; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS; AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84860211111     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11115     Document Type: Article

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