Commensal and wild rodents in an urban area of Argentina

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-141

  Castillo, E ^a   Priotto, J ^a   Ambrosio, A M ^b   Provensal, M C ^a   Pini, N ^b   Morales, M A ^b   Steinmann, A ^a   Polop, J J ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas Dr Julio I Maiztegui   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Rodents; Urban area; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; RISKS;

RODENT SPECIES;

BIODEGRADATION;

PEST CONTROL; POPULATION SIZE; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ARGENTINA;

AKODON; AKODON AZARAE; AKODON DOLORES; ANIMALIA; CALOMYS; CALOMYS MUSCULINUS; CALOMYS VENUSTUS; MUS; MUS DOMESTICUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0142031182     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(03)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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