User:Alan Liefting/Articles/Rodents in New Zealand
Appearance
New Zealand has no native rodents but several species have been introduced into the country and have caused a dramatic reduction in bird life.
Species
[edit]- Black rat (Rattus rattus),
- Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus),
- Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans), known to the Māori as kiore,
- House mouse (Mus musculus),
Effect on indigenous biodiversity
[edit]Beech mast ....
Control
[edit]Massey University, New Zealand (2011-06-01). "Lure rats: a new conservation tool - Massey University". Retrieved 2012-04-10.
See also
[edit]- Waitoreke, an otter or beaver-like cryptid
References
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- ^ The handbook of New Zealand mammals. Caroline King (ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Mammal Society, New Zealand Branch. 1995. ISBN 0195583205 (pbk.) :.
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- ^ Pryde, M; Dilks, P; Fraser, Ian (2005). "The home range of ship rats (Rattus rattus) in beech forest in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand: a pilot study" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 32 (3): 139–42. doi:10.1080/03014223.2005.9518406. ISSN 0301-4223.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Innes, J; Warburton, B; Williams, D; et al. (1995). "Large-Scale Poisoning of Ship Rats (Rattus rattus) in Indigenous Forests of the North Island, New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 19 (1): 5–17. ISSN 0110-6465.
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External links
[edit]- Rats at the Department of Conservation
- Rats and mice at Te Ara - the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- NZ Rat Attack