Rating the rat: Global patterns and research priorities in impacts and management of rodent pests

Mammal Review

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-162

  Capizzi, Dario ^a,d   Bertolino, Sandro ^b   Mortelliti, Alessio ^c  

^a Regional Park Agency   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eradication; Invasive; Non native species; Rodenticides; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATIVE SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; POISONING; RODENT; RODENTICIDE; TAXONOMY; TRAPPING;

NORWAY;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84896708017     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mam.12019     Document Type: Review

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