Diet of stoats at Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary, South Westland, New Zealand / by Elaine Murphy [and others]

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Diet of stoats at Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary, South Westland, New Zealand / by Elaine Murphy [and others]

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Index New Zealand

Description

Reports on an assessment of gut contents of stoats (Mustela erminea) caught within the Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary. Notes rats and invertebrates were major components of stoat diet, with birds comprising 19%. Changes in these percentages with time indicated that stoats shifted their diet from rats to birds and invertebrates as rat decreased. Considers the greatest impact on native species is therefore likely to be when rat abundance is declining after major irruptions, as the increased consumpti...

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Journal

Date created

2008

Creator

Murphy, Elaine, (Elaine Carmel)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/21223962

Related subjects

Ermine / Pests -- Control / Kiwis

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