| importance of bacterial decomposition and carrion substrate to foraging brown treesnakes. | brown treesnakes are an invasive species to the island of guam that have caused extensive ecological and economic damage. efforts to control the snake population have included trapping using live mouse lures, but for logistical and economic reasons a synthetic lure is needed. when searching for live food, brown treesnakes use both visual and odor cues. however, when searching for carrion, odor cues are sufficient. attempts to develop synthetic lures based on chemical reconstruction of the comple ... | 2001 | 11504030 |