Seasonal abundance and distribution among habitats of small rodents on poultry farms. A contribution for their control

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Miño, Mariela Haydée ^a   Cavia, Regino ^a   Villafañe, Isabel E Gómez ^a   Bilenca, David N ^a   Busch, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Mus musculus; Pest control; Poultry farms; Rodent abundance; Small rodents

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; PEST SPECIES; POULTRY; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AKODON AZARAE; CALOMYS LAUCHA; CALOMYS MUSCULINUS; MUS MUSCULUS; OLIGORYZOMYS FLAVESCENS; ORYZOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 36248929359     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870601105949     Document Type: Conference Paper

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