Towards the European eradication of the North American ruddy duck

Biological Invasions

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-12

  Robertson, P A ^a   Adriaens, T ^b   Caizergues, A ^c   Cranswick, P A ^d   Devos, K ^b   Gutierrez Exposito C ^e   Henderson, I ^a   Hughes, B ^d   Mill, A C ^f   Smith, G C ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^d WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eradication; Invasive alien species; Ruddy duck; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938054054     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0704-3     Document Type: Article

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