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Title of Thesis |
| Author(s) Main Muhammad Shafi |
| Institute/University/Department Details Department of Zoology/ University of Karachi |
| Session 1991 |
| Subject Zoology |
| Number of Pages 126 |
| Keywords (Extracted from title, table of contents and abstract of thesis) rodents, poison bait acceptance, tiller damage, wheat crop |
Abstract |
| Download Full Thesis |  786.02 KB |
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| 1 | 0 | Contents | 93.05 KB |
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| 2 | 1 | Introduction | 1 | 87.31 KB |
| 1.1 | Objectives | 8 | ||
| 1.2 | Review Of Literature | 9 | ||
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| 3 | 2 | Materials And Methods | 17 | 108.75 KB |
| 2.1 | Test Species | 17 | ||
| 2.2 | Live Trapping | 17 | ||
| 2.3 | Acclimation Of Rats | 20 | ||
| 2.4 | Design Of The Laboratory Experiments | 21 | ||
| 2.5 | Taste Additives Bait | 22 | ||
| 2.6 | Composition Of Additive Bait | 22 | ||
| 2.7 | Poison Bait Preparation | 23 | ||
| 2.8 | Selection Of Field Trial Site | 24 | ||
| 2.9 | Rodent Species Complex | 25 | ||
| 2.10 | Tiller Damage Assessment | 26 | ||
| 2.11 | Pattern Of Bait Placement | 26 | ||
| 2.12 | Data Analysis | 27 | ||
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| 4 | 3 | Results | 29 | 344.72 KB |
| 3.1 | Commensal Rats | 29 | ||
| 3.1.1 | No-Choice Test | 29 | ||
| 3.1.2 | Paired Choice Test | 31 | ||
| 3.1.3 | Three Feed Choice Test | 36 | ||
| 3.1.4 | Poison Bait Acceptability Test | 40 | ||
| 3.2 | Filed Rats | 45 | ||
| 3.2.1 | No-Choice Test | 45 | ||
| 3.2.2 | Paired Choice Test | 50 | ||
| 3.2.3 | Three Feed Choice Test | 56 | ||
| 3.2.4 | Poison Bait Acceptability Test | 60 | ||
| 3.3 | Rodent Species Complex In Wheat Crop | 68 | ||
| 3.4 | Acceptability Of Additive Poison Baits Under Field Conditions | 68 | ||
| 3.5 | Rodent Population Reduction Following Different Poison Baits Application In Wheat Crop | 71 | ||
| 3.6 | Tiller Damage Reduction Following Application Of Different Poison Baits At Various Growth Stages Of Wheat Crop | 74 | ||
| 3.7 | Relationship Between Poison Bait Consumption And Tiller Damage Reduction In Wheat Crop | 76 | ||
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| 5 | 4 | Discussion | 80 | 98.78 KB |
| 4.1 | Additive Bait Acceptance | 80 | ||
| 4.2 | Additive Poison Baits Acceptance Under Laboratory Conditions | 85 | ||
| 4.3 | Rodent Species Complex In Wheat Crop | 87 | ||
| 4.4 | Acceptability Of Additive Poison Baits Under Field Conditions | 88 | ||
| 4.5 | Rodent Population Reduction In Wheat Crop Following Application Of Different Poison Baits | 92 | ||
| 4.6 | Tiller Damage Reduction Following Application Of Different Poison Baits At Various Growth Stages Of Wheat Crop | 93 | ||
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| 6 | 5 | Summary | 95 | 206.7 KB |
| 5.1 | Research Highlights | 101 | ||
| 5.2 | Literature Cited | 103 | ||
| 5.3 | Acknowledgements | 121 | ||
| 5.4 | Vita | 122 | ||
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