Does continuous removal of individuals separate high- and low-quality ricefield rats?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 821-826

  Jacob, Jens ^a,c   Wegner, Regina E ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Dispersal; Immigration; Live trapping; Rattus argentiventer; Rice; Ricefield rat; Rodentia; Trap barrier system

Indexed keywords

RODENT; TRAPPING;

RATTUS ARGENTIVENTER; RODENTIA;

EID: 23744448425     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0821:DCROIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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