Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia

A study regarding the population ecology and prediction on habitat suitability of Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) was carried out in selected urban areas of Georgetown, Penang. The study areas involve three major settlement areas; inner city area (Site A), mixed settlement area (Site B) and com...

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Main Author:	Khairuddin, Nurul Liyana
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution)
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spelling	my-usm-ep.439072019-04-12T05:26:13Z Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia 2013-06 Khairuddin, Nurul Liyana QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) A study regarding the population ecology and prediction on habitat suitability of Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) was carried out in selected urban areas of Georgetown, Penang. The study areas involve three major settlement areas; inner city area (Site A), mixed settlement area (Site B) and commercial area (Site C). In the population study, 42 trapping locations were selected in three major settlement areas, with each area constituent 14 trapping locations. A total of 786 individual rats were caught in 10 months sampling period, with R. norvegicus was the dominant rat species; 748 individuals. Inner city area shows the highest captured of 321 rats followed by mixed settlement area and commercial area; 306 rats and 159 rats respectively. Study concerning the bait selection for rat capture shows peanut butter with bread was the best choice of bait c2( 3, N=163) = 13.04, p < 0.05. The distribution of R. norvegicus in Georgetown is not evenly distributed but in patches. Adult male and adult female show small home range size and the movement is limited between nest and food location. R. norvegicus was confirmed to be active during early night towards mid nights, 2100 - 2300 hours and 0300 - 0400 hours. Habitat suitability map has the ability to identify and predict area with high degree of infestation. The map was validated using an independent set of trapping data. 2013-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43907/ http://eprints.usm.my/43907/1/Nurul%20Liyana%20Binti%20Khairuddin24.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
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description	A study regarding the population ecology and prediction on habitat suitability of Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) was carried out in selected urban areas of Georgetown, Penang. The study areas involve three major settlement areas; inner city area (Site A), mixed settlement area (Site B) and commercial area (Site C). In the population study, 42 trapping locations were selected in three major settlement areas, with each area constituent 14 trapping locations. A total of 786 individual rats were caught in 10 months sampling period, with R. norvegicus was the dominant rat species; 748 individuals. Inner city area shows the highest captured of 321 rats followed by mixed settlement area and commercial area; 306 rats and 159 rats respectively. Study concerning the bait selection for rat capture shows peanut butter with bread was the best choice of bait c2( 3, N=163) = 13.04, p < 0.05. The distribution of R. norvegicus in Georgetown is not evenly distributed but in patches. Adult male and adult female show small home range size and the movement is limited between nest and food location. R. norvegicus was confirmed to be active during early night towards mid nights, 2100 - 2300 hours and 0300 - 0400 hours. Habitat suitability map has the ability to identify and predict area with high degree of infestation. The map was validated using an independent set of trapping data.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Khairuddin, Nurul Liyana
author_facet	Khairuddin, Nurul Liyana
author_sort	Khairuddin, Nurul Liyana
title	Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia
title_short	Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia
title_full	Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia
title_sort	population ecology and the habitat suitability of norway rat (rattus norvegicus) in selected urban areas of penang, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
publishDate	2013
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Population Ecology And The Habitat Suitability Of Norway Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) In Selected Urban Areas Of Penang, Malaysia

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