Meet the editor

Dr. Mulungu's research interest is in pest management and ecology for both invertebrates and vertebrate pests. Generally, pests cause serious agricultural and health problems for people. Studying the ecology and biology of pests can lead to significant improvements in the way we and farmers manage pests. Ecologically based rodent management (EBRM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are increasingly seen as more sustain-

able, both economically and environmentally, than the traditional use of synthetic poisons. One of the big problems in developing better pest management strategies is to understand their true impact on people's livelihoods. Although many farmers will understand that many pest species have problems and damage their field crops, stored food, and personal possessions, awareness among farmers about the level and scope of the damage is often underestimated. As an expert, researcher, and trainer academician at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, Dr. Mulungu has worked extensively investigating various pest species' ecology, conservation, and management. He is the author of more than ninety papers in refereed scientific journals and books, and has made many contributions to symposia, conference proceedings, and international scientific meetings.

Contents

*by Tatsuo Yabe*

*by Tatsuo Yabe*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 7**

**Chapter 3 21**

**Chapter 4 37**

**Chapter 5 51**

Nesting Behavior of Indian Giant Squirrel (*Ratufa indica* Erxleben, 1777)

Prologue: Commensal Rodent Problems Across the Globe

Effect of Diet and Water Availability on *Rattus norvegicus*

in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, Southern India

DNA Damage and Glutathione Peroxidase Activity in Liver

*Davor Želježić, Nevenka Kopjar and Mirta Milić*

and Kidney Cells in Wistar Rats Exposed to Terbuthylazine (TERB)

*by Vilena Kašuba, Vedran Micek, Alica Pizent, Blanka Tariba Lovaković,* 

*by Roberto Carlos Vera and Israel Muñoz*

(Rodentia: Muridae) Distribution

*by Samson Arockianathan*

for 28 Consecutive Days

The Influence of Electromagnetic Fields on the Behavior of Mice
