Abstract
It is a bit humbling to realize that man and rat have had greater impacts on the islands of the Pacific than any other mammals, that rats are firmly established on practically all those islands, and that they are responsible for destruction or contamination of man's crops and food supply, for damage to his houses and other property, and that they often carry disease to human beings. Control of rodents presents different problems in the tropical Pacific than in temperate zones. For this reason, some admirable experiments were carried on in Ponape and on an atoll (Ponape being a high island), involving study of habits and habitat, distribution and numbers, growth and development, reproduction, modification of environment, study of damage to coconut trees, cacao plantings (sugar had been studied elsewhere), and control by bait and poison. This material is especially interesting to a medical man just returned from a trip
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
