Movements, habitat use and response of ricefield rats to removal in an intensive cropping system in Vietnam

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 135, Issue SUPPL.1, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Brown, Peter R ^a,b   Tuan, Nguyen Phu ^c   Banks, Peter B ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c National Institute of Plant Protection   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bounty system; Habitat use; Movements; Removal; Ricefield rat; Trap barrier system

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 29144462813     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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