Are wild rodents attracted to lure laboratory rats?

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-115

  Gsell, A C ^a   Seabrook Davison, M N H ^a   Brunton, D H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Invasive species; Live lure; Olfaction; Pest detection; Rat; Scent; Tracks

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; MONITORING SYSTEM; PEST SPECIES; REFUGE; RODENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84904439429     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc140108     Document Type: Article

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