Biology and impacts of pacific island invasive species. 11. Rattus rattus, the Black Rat (Rodentia: Muridae)

Pacific Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-184

  Shiels, Aaron B ^a   Pitt, William C ^a   Sugihara, Robert T ^a   Witmer, Gary W ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CROP DAMAGE; DIET; DISEASE VECTOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; OMNIVORY; PEST CONTROL; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84899464068     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/68.2.1     Document Type: Article

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