Capsaicin as a deterrent against introduced mammalian nest predators

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 518-524

  Baylis, Shane M ^a   Cassey, Phillip ^b   Hauber, Mark E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; PALATABILITY; REPELLENT; RODENT; SONGBIRD; SUBURBAN AREA; TOOTH;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

AVES; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; TURDUS;

EID: 84865740954     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/11-116.1     Document Type: Article

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