The effect of two agricultural techniques on populations of the canefield rat (Rattus sordidus) in sugarcane crops of North Queensland

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 589-604

  Whisson, Desley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RATTUS SORDIDUS; ARUNDINARIA; DIGITARIA CILIARIS; POACEAE; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

CANEFIELD RAT; SUGARCANE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, HERBERT RIVER DISTRICT;

EID: 0029662737     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960589     Document Type: Article

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