The eradication of feral cats (Felis catus)from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand
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عنوان ژورنال: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0301-4223,1175-8821
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9518252