Comparing strategies for controlling an African pest rodent: An empirically based theoretical study

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1020-1031

  Stenseth, Nils Chr ^a   Leirs, Herwig ^b,c   Mercelis, Saskia ^c   Mwanjabe, Patrick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d Ministry of Agriculture   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Fertility suppression; Leslie type population model; Mastomys natalensis; Pest control; Rodenticides; Tropical rodents

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION MODELING; RODENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034781034     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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