Small rodents in the crop ecosystem of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-274

  Hussain, I ^a   Cheema, A M ^b   Khan, A A ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; PEST SPECIES; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PAKISTAN;

BANDICOTA BENGALENSIS; GOLUNDA ELLIOTI; MUS; NESOKIA INDICA; RODENTIA; TATERA INDICA;

EID: 0042568821     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01025     Document Type: Article

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