Studies on food selection behaviour of the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) on farms

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-52

  Klemann, Nicole ^a   Pelz, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food selection behaviour; Norway rat; Pest control

Indexed keywords

BAIT; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PEST CONTROL; RODENT;

AVENA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 13444306698     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-004-0066-1     Document Type: Article

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