Pocket gopher reoccupation of burrow systems following population reduction

Crop Protection

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 523-525

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Campbell, Dan L ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b 5201 Gifford Rd SW ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activity assessment; Animal damage; Reforestation; Thomomys

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; POPULATION DECLINE; RODENT;

EID: 0032740220     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(99)00055-1     Document Type: Article

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