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Reproductive Patterns of the Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) in Urban Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Reproductive Patterns of the Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) in Urban Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Memoona Akber1, Muhammad Mushtaq1,*, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem1, Amjad Rashid Kayani1 and Noor-un-Nisa2 

1Department of Zoology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 
2Vertebrate Pest Control Institute, Southern Zone - Agricultural Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Karachi University Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

*       Corresponding author: mushtaq@uaar.edu.pk

Fig 1

Morphometrics (mean ± SE, linear measurements in mm, while weight in gms) of the adult Norway rat, R. norvegicus trapped from urban areas of Rawalpindi, during 2011-12.

Fig 2

Sex wise proportion (%) of the population of Norway rat, trapped from urban areas of Rawalpindi, during different seasons of 2011-12.

Fig 3

Relative proportion (%) of adults / juveniles of the Norway rat, trapped from urban areas of Rawalpindi, during different seasons of 2011-12.

Fig 4

Seasonal changes in the body weight (mean ± SE) of the Norway rat, trapped from urban areas of Rawalpindi, during 2011-12.

Fig 5

Reproductive activity of the female (A), and male (B) Norway rat, trapped from urban areas of Rawalpindi, during different seasons of 2011-12.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

October

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500

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