Impact of predation by the black rat, rattus rattus, on the breeding success of cory’s shearwater, Calonectris diomedea, on Linosa island (Sicily, Italy)

Black Rat, Rattus rattus, is one of the most common species on Mediterranean islands; it is found on all of the large and medium-sized islands, and on many of the smallest ones as well (Perfetti et alii, 2001). On Linosa, the Black Rat was introduced by man and its density is not evaluable at presen...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Rannisi, Loredana Murabito, Marco Gustin, Bruno Massa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/135