Early ecological research on rodents in New Zealand, 1946–1976: Personal recollections

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 205-211

  Taylor, Rowley ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Eradication; History; Mus musculus; Rattus exulans; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIELD SURVEY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RODENT;

BIG SOUTH CAPE ISLAND; HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORWAY; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84954285950     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: 11777788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20417/nzjecol.40.23     Document Type: Article

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