Rodents damage crops more than wildlife in subsistence agriculture on the northern periphery of Dja Reserve, Cameroon

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-243

  Arlet, Małgorzata E ^a   Molleman, Freerk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Crop damage; Rodents; Tropical forest; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PEST DAMAGE; RODENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CERCOCEBUS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34547674646     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870701418994     Document Type: Article

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