Biologically significant residual persistence of brodifacoum in reptiles following invasive rodent eradication, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Published online
08 Nov 2017
Content type
Journal article
Journal title
Conservation Evidence
URL
https://www.conservationevidence.com/individual-study/5567

Author(s)
Rueda, D. & Campbell, K. J. & Fisher, P. & Cunninghame, F. & Ponder, J. B.
Contact email(s)
karl.campbell@islandconservation.org

Publication language
English
Location
Ecuador & Galapagos Islands

Abstract

Rat eradication resulted in prolonged presence of the anticoagulant rodenticide brodifacoum in exposed lizards, likely significantly contributing to the deaths of secondarily exposed raptors up to at least 773 days after bait application.

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