Colour Preferences in North Island Robins (petroica Australis): Implications for Deterring Birds from Poisonous Baits
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New Zealand Journal of Ecology (1999) 23(2): 255-259 ©New Zealand Ecological Society L. HARTLEY, C. O’CONNOR, J. WAAS and L. MATTHEWS The Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand. Present address & author for correspondence: P.O. Box 37 033, Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected] The Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research Centre, AgResearch Ruakura, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand. Current address: Landcare Research, P. O. Box 69, Lincoln, New Zealand.
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