Twig cutting by the black rat, rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), on the ogasawara (bonin) islands

Pacific Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-97

  Yabe, T ^a,b   Hashimoto, T ^c   Takiguchi, M ^c   Aoki, M ^c   Fujita, M ^c  

^a Rat Control Consulting   (Japan)

^b C/o Overseas Agricultural Development Association ^*  (Japan)

^c JAPAN WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FECES; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERB; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; STOMACH CONTENT;

BONIN ISLANDS; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS GLABER; MURIDAE; OCHROSIA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 76449097841     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/64.1.093     Document Type: Article

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