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References

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• Civitelli, M., R. Castiglia, J. Codjia, E. Capanna. 1995. Cytogenetics of the genus Arvicanthis (Rodentia, Muridae) 1. Arvicanthis niloticus from Republic of Benin (West Africa). Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 60: 215-225.
• Delany, M., R. Monro. 1985. Growth and development of wild and captive Nile rats, Arvicanthis niloticus (Rodentia: Muridae). African Journal of Ecology, 23: 121-131.
• Delany, M., R. Monro. 1986. Population Dynamics of Arvicanthis niloticus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Kenya. Journal of Zoology, Series A, 209: 85-103.
• Ducroz, J., V. Volobouev, L. Granjon. 1998. A Molecular Perspective on the Systematics and Evolution of the Genus Arvicanthis (Rodentia, Muridae): Inferences from Complete Cytochrome b Gene Sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 10(1): 104-117.
• Duplantier, J., M. Sene. 2000. Rodents as reservoir hosts in the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Richard-Toll, Senegal, West Africa. Journal of Helminthology, 74: 129-135.
• Ghobrial, L., A. Hodieb. 1982. Seasonal variations in the breeding of the Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus). Mammalia, 46(3): 319-334.
• I., Helmy., & D. Osborn.   (1980).  The Contemporary Land Mammals of Egypt (including Sinai) Field Museum of Natural History, no. 5, Cairo..  
• Lekunze, L., A. Ezealor, T. Aken'Ova. 2001. Prey groups in the pellets of the barn owl Tyto alba (Scopoli) in the Nigerian savanna. African Journal of Ecology, 39: 38-44.
• M., Basuony., F. Gilbert., & S. Zalat.   (2010).  Mammals of Egypt: Atlas, Red Data Listing & Conservation, Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Cairo..  
• McElhinny, T., L. Smale, K. Holekamp. 1997. Patterns of Body Temperature, Activity, and Reproductive Behavior in a Tropical Murid Rodent, Arvicanthis niloticus . Physiology & Behavior, 62(1): 91-96.
• Musser, G., M. Carleton. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501-756 in D Wilson, D Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and geographic reference, 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. Accessed March 13, 2005 at http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/comments/query/23071.
• Packer, C. 1983. Demographic changes in a colony of Nile grassrats (Arvicanthis niloticus) in Tanzania. Journal of Mammalogy, 64(1): 159-161.
• R., Hoath.   (2003).  A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo..  
• Rabiu, S., R. Rose. 2004. Crop damage and yield loss caused by two species of rodents in irrigated fields in northern Nigeria. International Journal of Pest Management, 50(4): 323-326.
• Richard Weigl (2005) Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World. Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe 48: Stuttgart.
• Sarra, S., D. Peters. 2003. Rice yellow mottle virus is Transmitted by Cows, Donkeys, and Grass Rats in Irrigated Rice Crops. Plant Disease, 87(7): 804-808.
• Senzota, R. 1982. The habitat and food habits of the grass rats (Arvicanthis niloticus) in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 20: 241-252.
• Senzota, R. 1983. A case of rodent-ungulate resource partitioning. Journal of Mammalogy, 64(2): 326-329.
• Senzota, R. 1990. Activity patterns and social behaviour of the Grass rats [Arvicanthis niloticus (Desmarest)] in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Tropical Ecology, 31(2): 35-40.
• Sicard, B., F. Fuminier, D. Maurel, J. Boissin. 1993. Temperature and Water Conditions Mediate the Effects of Day Length on the Breeding Cycle of a Sahelian Rodent, Arvicanthis niloticus . Biology of Reproduction, 49: 716-722.
• Sicard, B., F. Fuminier. 1996. Environmental cues and seasonal breeding patterns in Sahelian rodents. Mammalia, 60(4): 667-675.
• Suliman, S., S. Shumake, W. Jackson. 1984. Food Preference in the Nile Rat Arvicanthis niloticus . Tropical Pest Management, 30(2): 151-158.
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• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207