Bibliography and Print Resources

Roof rat, Rattus rattus

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Howard, W. E., and R. E. Marsh. 1980. The rat: its biology and control. Div. Agric. Sci., Publ. 2896, Univ. California. 30 pp.

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Scott E. Hygnstrom Robert M. Timm Gary E. Larson

Images and Illustrations

Figure 1 from C. W. Schwartz and E. R. Schwartz (1981). The Wild Mammals of Missouri, rev. ed. Univ. Missouri Press, Columbia. 356 pp.

Figures 2 and 3 from Howard and Marsh (1980), adapted by David Thornhill.

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Acknowledgments

I wish to acknowledge my colleague, Dr. Walter E. Howard, for information taken from his publication The Rat: Its Biology and Control, Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Leaflet 2896 (30 pp.), coauthored with R. E. Marsh. I also wish to express my thanks to Dr. Robert Timm, who authored the chapter on Norway Rats. To avoid duplication of information, this chapter relies on the more detailed control methods presented in the chapter Norway Rats.

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