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DOI	10.1080/23311932.2018.1507509
	Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania
	Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M.; Marien, Joachim; Kimaro, Didas N.; Tarimo, Akwilin J. P.; Isabirye, Moses; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, Apia W.; Mdangi, Mashaka E.; Kifumba, David; Nakiyemba, Alice; Leirs, Herwig; Belmain, Steven R.; Mulungu, Loth S.
通讯作者	Mlyashimbi, ECM
来源期刊	COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE
ISSN	2331-1932
出版年	2018
卷号	4 期号:1
英文摘要	The diet and breeding patterns of Mastomys natalensis in semi-arid areas of Isimani division, Iringa region, Tanzania were investigated in maize fields and fallow land. The aim was to investigate the influence of diet on breeding patterns of M. natalensis. Removal trapping was used to capture rodents and analyse diet categories while Capture-mark-release trapping was used to investigate breeding patterns of female M. natalensis. Mastomys natalensis comprised 94% of the total capture, and the remaining 6% comprised of six other species. Statistical analysis of food preferences indicated that both vegetative materials and seeds were significantly higher in the overall diet of M. natalensis compared with other food materials. Significant differences in the proportions of vegetativematerials and seeds were found between seasons (dry, wet), but not between habitats (fallow, maize). There was a clear seasonal pattern in the proportion of reproductively active females with peaks in April and troughs in October. The proportion of vegetative materialswas highest during thewet season and correlated positively with reproductive activity, suggesting that vegetative materials contain certain compounds (e.g. 6-MBOA) that trigger reproductive activity in M. natalensis. The breeding activity of M. natalensis in semi-arid areas might, thus, be reduced by limiting access to fresh vegetative food (e.g. young sprouting grass).
英文关键词	breeding diet Mastomys natalensis rodent pest semi-arid Tanzania
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold, Green Accepted
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000456478800001
WOS关键词	POPULATION-DYNAMICS ; AFRICAN RODENT ; SMITH ; REPRODUCTION ; MATURATION ; MOUNTAINS ; HABITATS ; RAINFALL ; MURIDAE ; SHREWS
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333242
作者单位	[Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M.; Tarimo, Akwilin J. P.] Sokoine Univ Agr, Dept Crop Sci & Hort, POB 3005, Morogoro, Tanzania; [Marien, Joachim; Leirs, Herwig] Univ Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecol Grp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium; [Kimaro, Didas N.] Sokoine Univ Agr, Dept Engn Sci & Technol, POB 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania; [Isabirye, Moses; Kifumba, David; Nakiyemba, Alice] Busitema Univ, Fac Nat Resources & Environm, POB 236, Tororo, Uganda; [Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, Apia W.; Mulungu, Loth S.] Sokoine Univ Agr, Pest Management Ctr, POB 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania; [Mdangi, Mashaka E.] Minist Agr Training Inst MATI Ilonga, Dept Crop Protect, Kilosa, Tanzania; [Belmain, Steven R.] Univ Greenwich, Nat Resources Inst, Chatham, Kent, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M.,Marien, Joachim,Kimaro, Didas N.,et al. Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania[J],2018,4(1).
APA	Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M..,Marien, Joachim.,Kimaro, Didas N..,Tarimo, Akwilin J. P..,Isabirye, Moses.,...&Mulungu, Loth S..(2018).Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania.COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE,4(1).
MLA	Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M.,et al."Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania".COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE 4.1(2018).