Innovative developments for long-term mammalian pest control

Pest Management Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 345-351

  Blackie, Helen M ^a,b   Mackay, Jamie W B ^a,c   Allen, Will J ^a   Smith, Des H V ^a   Barrett, Brent ^a   Whyte, Belinda I ^a   Murphy, Elaine C ^a,d   Ross, James ^a   Shapiro, Lee ^b   Ogilvie, Shaun ^a   Sam, Shona ^a   Macmorran, Duncan ^b   Inder, Shane ^e   Eason, Charles T ^a,f  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Connovation Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^e AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^f CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Innovative developments; Invasive species; Mammalian pest control; Multidisciplinary approach; Resetting toxicant delivery; Vertebrate toxins and toxicants

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAMMAL; MAMMALIAN PEST CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; RESETTING TOXICANT DELIVERY; VERTEBRATE TOXINS AND TOXICANTS;

INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAMMALIAN PEST CONTROL; MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESETTING TOXICANT DELIVERY; VERTEBRATE TOXINS AND TOXICANTS;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MAMMALS; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES;

EID: 84895068696     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3627     Document Type: Article

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