Survey and Seasonal Distribution of the Rodents in El- Kawther City, Sohag Governorate, Egypt

Journal Title: World Journal of Agriculture and Soil Science - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 1

Abstract

The present work was aimed to identify of rodent species at the Experimental Station of the Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University in El-Kawther city, Sohag Governorate, Egypt for 2014-2016 years. The results were revealed the presence of three species of rats included the white bellied rat, Rattus rattus frugivorous the dominant species from, Rattus rattus alexandrines, the Nile grass rat, Arvicanthis Nilotic us. These results can be used to develop a future plan to develop an integrated rodent control program based on rodent species present.

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Abd El-Aleem SS Desoky

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  • EP ID EP592570
  • DOI 10.33552/WJASS.2019.02.000527
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Abd El-Aleem SS Desoky (2019). Survey and Seasonal Distribution of the Rodents in El- Kawther City, Sohag Governorate, Egypt. World Journal of Agriculture and Soil Science, 2(1), 1-4. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-592570