01417nam a2200313   4500003000500000005001700005008004100022040003100063050001700094100003200111245011000143260008300253300004500336336002600381337002800407338002700435500010900462501010800571504004100679650003600720650004100756650004700797650004500844650005700889650004900946700003900995700003701034700003201071NUST20260507142830.0260506b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNUSTbengcNUSTdNUSTerda  aQL737.S8 SEB  aSebele, Lovelater.eauthor.  aNatural rodent control by barn owls (Tyto alba) in the face of local superstition /cby Lovelater Sebele.  aBulawayo, Zimbabwe :bNational University of Science and Technology ,c©2022.  axx, 195 pages :billustrations ;c31 cm.  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediatedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability and Conservation.  00(PhD in Forest Resources and Wildlife Management) National University of Science and Technology, 2022.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aBarn owl (Tyto alba) xEcology.  aRodents ControlxBiological methods.  aPredatory birds xRole in pest management.  aSuperstitionx Social aspectszZimbabwe.  aHuman-animal relationships x Cultural perspectives.  aConservation biology x Community attitudes.  aProfessor P. J Mundy.esupervisor.  aProfessor H. Fritz.esupervisor.  aDr M Bougarel.esupervisor.