Habitat use by kiore (Rattus exulans) and Norway rats (R. norvegicus) on Kapiti Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-75

  Bramley, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Kill trapping; Pacific rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894370216     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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