Laboratory rats as conspecific biocontrol agents for invasive Norway rats R. norvegicus

Biological Control

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-91

  Shapira, Idan ^a   Shanas, Uri ^b   Raubenheimer, David ^a   Knapp, Craig ^c   Alberts, Susan ^d   Brunton, Dianne ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Auckland Zoo   (New Zealand)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Conspecific attraction; Invasive species; Management; Pest; Rattus norvegicus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879444248     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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