Title:

Bait selection in laminate-toothed rats and other Southern African small mammals

Creator:

Willan, K.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1986

Description:

The herbivorous laminate-toothed rats Otomys spp. are reputedly trap-shy. Members of this ecologically important taxon may have been undersampled in several southern African field studies where baits used were unsuited to attracting. A bait comprising rolled oats, currants and sunflower oil has proved highly effective for O. irroratus, but ineffective for O. sloggetti and O. unisulcatusand. Insectivores respond comparatively poorly to this bait, but for omnivorous rodents it is as effective as other baits commonly used in southern African field studies.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

bait selection ; small mammals ; Otomys ; rat ; wybór przynęty ; gryzonie ; drobne ssaki

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

31

Issue:

26

Start page:

359

End page:

363

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.86-34

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