The bioeconomics of controlling an African rodent pest species

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-475

  Skonhoft, Anders ^a   Leirs, Herwig ^b,c   Andreassen, Harry P ^d,e   Mulungu, Loth S A ^f   Nils, Chr Stenseth ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASTOMYS; RODENTIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746062819     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X06003044     Document Type: Article

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