Location
ACIS
Publisher
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Publication Year:
1979
Publication Place
New Zealand
Physical Description:
[11 p.] ; 29 cm
Call Number
VF 2761 [EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Language
English
Record ID:
829
Legacy PEIN ID:
50641
General Notes
Invasive Species Verterbrates Review|Article kept at Greg's collection|URL for internal access only
Local file URL: \\nas\IRCA\articles\acis\Foods-feral-house-cats-forest-of-Orongorongo-Valley.pdf
Local file URL: \\nas\IRCA\articles\acis\Foods-feral-house-cats-forest-of-Orongorongo-Valley.pdf
Image
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Feral cats - Control - New Zealand
Pests - Feral cats - Population control - Wellington
Invasive species - Cats - Control - New Zealand
Abstract
Food habits of feral cats (Felis catus) were studied on two small uninhabited islands in the central Pacific Ocean. Cat stomach contents, collected on Howland Island in May 1979 and on Jarvis Island during May 1979 and June-July 1982, revealed that sooty terns (Sterna fuscata) were the primary prey species. Other seabirds, lizards, insects and, on Jarvis Island, house mice were also eaten. Fetal cats may have virtually exterminated the wedge-tailed shearwater colony on Jarvis Island.
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Location
ACIS
Publisher
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Publication Year:
1979
Publication Place
New Zealand
Physical Description:
[11 p.] ; 29 cm
Call Number
VF 2761 [EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Language
English
Record ID:
829
Legacy PEIN ID:
50641
General Notes
Invasive Species Verterbrates Review|Article kept at Greg's collection|URL for internal access only
Local file URL: \\nas\IRCA\articles\acis\Foods-feral-house-cats-forest-of-Orongorongo-Valley.pdf
Local file URL: \\nas\IRCA\articles\acis\Foods-feral-house-cats-forest-of-Orongorongo-Valley.pdf
Record Created: 01-Mar-2000
Record Modified: 18-Mar-2022