Title:

A quantitative study of diet in three species of rodents in natural and irrigated savanna fields

Creator:

Rabiu, S. ; Rose, R. K.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1997

Description:

During July, 1990 - June, 1992 authors collected stomach contents of necropsied rodents that totalled 494 Arvicanthis niloticus (Desmarest, 1822), 356 Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834) and 273 Tatera valida (Wroughton, 1906) from natural, savanna fields in Nigeria, and 528 Arvicanthis and 367 Mastomys from nearby irrigated fields, where Tatera was never trapped. The materials were processed and microscopically analyzed to determine patterns of diet selection.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

arvicantis ; diet ; Mastomys natalensis ; Nigeria ; rodents ; Myszoskoczek

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

42

Issue:

1

Start page:

55

End page:

70

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.97-7

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open