Reducing accidental shrew mortality associated with small-mammal livetrapping II: A field experiment with bait supplementation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 754-760

  Do, Randy ^a   Shonfield, Julia ^b   McAdam, Andrew G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

animal welfare; bait; Blarina brevicauda; livetrapping; mortality; small mammal; Sorex spp.; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

BAIT; HERB; MOISTURE; MORTALITY RISK; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84882349554     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/12-MAMM-A-242.1     Document Type: Article

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