Feral cats are directly responsible for a large percentage of global extinctions, particularly on
islands. We reviewed feral cat eradication programs with the intent of providing information …

Ecological effects and distribution of invasive non-native mammals on the Canary Islands Page 1
Mammal Rev. 2006, Volume 36, No. 1, 49–65. Printed in Singapore. © 2006 Mammal Society …

Global change and human expansion have resulted in many species extinctions worldwide,
but the geographic variation and determinants of extinction risk in particular guilds still …

Oceanic islands remained free of humans until relatively recent times. On contact, humans
encountered pristine environments with unique ecosystems and species highly vulnerable …

The Canary Islands have become a model region for evolutionary studies. We obtained 1.8
Kbp of mtDNA sequence from all known island forms of the endemic lizard genus Gallotia …

Feral cats have been directly responsible for the extinction of numerous species on islands
worldwide, including endemic species of mammals, birds and reptiles. The diet of feral cats …

Islands, and the particular organisms that populate them, have long fascinated biologists.
Due to their isolation, islands offer unique opportunities to study the effect of neutral and …

Ancient mitochondrial DNA sequences (378 base pairs of cytochrome b and 368 of 12S
rRNA) extracted from a mummified extinct giant lizard, Gallotia goliath, from eastern …

Abstract Knowledge of decline and extinction is variable for different species in different
circumstances but remains important in deciding upon, and managing, conservation …

Predation of insects by feral cats (Felis silvestris catus) on a heterogeneous oceanic island
(La Palma, Canary Islands) was studied. A total of 127 invertebrates were identified in the …