Trends and tactics of mouse prédation on Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena chicks at Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean;Tendances et tactiques de prédation par des souris sur les poussins d’Albatros de Tristan Diomedea dabbenena à l’île Gough, océan Atlantique Sud

Avian Conservation and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Davies, Delia ^a   Dilley, Ben J ^a   Bond, Alexander L ^b   Cuthbert, Richard J ^b,c   Ryan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Eradication; House mouse Mus musculus; Predation; Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena

Indexed keywords

DIOMEDEA; DIOMEDEA DABBENENA; DIOMEDEIDAE; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84934784358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17126568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ACE-00738-100105     Document Type: Article

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