Control of the subterranean mole-rat, Spalax ehrenbergi, with brodifacoum pellets

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-151

  Moran, Shmuel ^a  

^a EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant Rodenticides; Brodifacoum; Mole rat; Rodents; Spalax Ehrenbergi; Underground Baiting; Vertebrate Pest Control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038931342     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708798228257     Document Type: Article

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