Evaluation of single dose efficacy of difethialone- a second-generation anticoagulant for the control of rodents inhabiting arid ecosystem

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 736-739

  Chaudhary, Vipin ^a   Tripathi, R S ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Choice tests; Difethialone; Gerbils; No choice; Rodenticides; Rodents; Squirrels

Indexed keywords

FUNAMBULUS PENNANTI; FUNAMBULUS PENNANTII; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES HURRIANAE; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TATERA INDICA;

EID: 34447300729     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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