Eradicating house mice from islands: successes, failures and the way forward

MacKay, Jamie; Russell, James; Murphy, EC

dc.contributor.author	MacKay, Jamie	en
dc.contributor.author	Russell, James	en
dc.contributor.author	Murphy, EC	en
dc.contributor.editor	Witmer, GW	en
dc.contributor.editor	Pitt, WC	en
dc.contributor.editor	Fagerstone, KA	en
dc.coverage.spatial	Fort Collins, Colorado, USA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-13T21:42:05Z	en
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.citation	Managing Vertebrate Invasive Species, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 07 Aug 2007 - 09 Aug 2007. Editors: Witmer GW, Pitt WC, Fagerstone KA. Proceedings of an International Symposium. USDA/APHIS/WS, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 294-304. 2007	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/11262	en
dc.description.abstract	The house mouse (Mus musculus) has been spread throughout the world by the actions of humans. It causes severe impacts to native ecosystems, especially in areas where there are no native mammals. It is possible to eradicate mice from islands but they are harder to eradicate than rats. A review of reported eradication attempts found that 17 attempts on 45 islands worldwide failed; a failure rate of 38%. The effect of operational factors on eradication success was examined, but no significant model was formed. Brodifacoum is the most widely used toxicant and has a 49% success rate. Mouse eradications should be attempted wherever possible and recommendations to help increase the success of a house mouse eradication attempt are given.	en
dc.publisher	USDA/APHIS/WS, National Wildlife Research Center	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Managing Vertebrate Invasive Species	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Proceedings of an International Symposium	en
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dc.title	Eradicating house mice from islands: successes, failures and the way forward	en
dc.type	Conference Item	en
pubs.begin-page	294	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: USDA/APHIS/WS, National Wildlife Research Center	en
pubs.author-url	http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nwrcinvasive/27/	en
pubs.end-page	304	en
pubs.finish-date	2007-08-09	en
pubs.place-of-publication	Fort Collins, Colorado, USA	en
pubs.publication-status	Published	en
pubs.start-date	2007-08-07	en
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pubs.subtype	Proceedings	en
pubs.elements-id	153669	en
pubs.org-id	Science	en
pubs.org-id	Biological Sciences	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2010-09-28	en