Local perception of rodent-associated problems in Sahelian urban areas: A survey in Niamey, Niger

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 573-584

  Garba, Madougou ^a,b,c   Kane, Mamadou ^d   Gagare, Sama ^a   Kadaoure, Ibrahima ^e   Sidikou, Ramatou ^b   Rossi, Jean Pierre ^f   Dobigny, Gauthier ^a,g  

^a Centre Régional Agrhymet Département Formation Recherche   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^c Direction Générale de la Protection des Végé taux Ministère de l'Agriculture   (Niger)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e Centre Régional Agrhymet FewsNet   (Niger)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

^g CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Food security; Pest rodents; Public health; Sahelian area; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901233713     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0336-x     Document Type: Article

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