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

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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


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