Factors determining the distribution of introduced mammals in nature reserves of the southern province, New Caledonia

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Rouys ◽  
Jörn Theuerkauf
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Musculus Domesticus ◽  
Southern Province ◽  
Feral Populations ◽  
Norway Rats

We studied the distribution of introduced mammals in six nature reserves of New Caledonia's southern province. Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans) were common in both rainforest and shrubland but their abundance decreased with increasing altitude. Ship rats (Rattus rattus) were abundant in rainforest but less numerous in shrubland and their abundance did not increase with altitude. We found no Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) or house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) in reserves. Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) used mainly rainforest but also shrubland and preferred foraging in valleys with alluvial soils. Rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) selected shrubland over rainforest. Feral cats (Felis catus) were widely distributed in the reserves, whereas dogs (Canis familiaris) strayed into reserves but did not form feral populations.

Ear Mange Mites (Notoedres muris) in Black and Norway Rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) from Inner-City Vancouver, Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Anholt ◽  
Chelsea Himsworth ◽  
Jamie Rothenburger ◽  
Heather Proctor ◽  
David M. Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Norway Rats

scholarly journals Commensal Rodents in 19th Century Australasia: Diversity, Invasion Routes and the China Connection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew James Veale ◽  
Carolyn King ◽  
Wayne Johnson ◽  
Lara Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Musculus Domesticus ◽  
The South ◽  
The North ◽  
Founding Population ◽  
Norway Rats

Abstract The present genetic diversity of commensal rodent populations is often used to inform the invasion histories of these species, and as a proxy for historical events relating to the movement of people and goods. These studies assume that modern genetic diversity generally reflects early colonising events. We investigate this idea by sequencing the mitochondrial DNA of rodent bones found in a 19th-century archaeological site in The Rocks area of Sydney, Australia, the location of the first historical European port. We identified 19th-century bones from two species, Rattus norvegicus and Mus musculus domesticus. We found six genetic haplotypes in the 39 Norway rats, showing either multiple early introductions or a diverse initial founding population. One of them was identical with Norhap01 common in the North Island of New Zealand, but none was like the haplotype Norhap02 found throughout the South Island. We found three haplotypes in seven house mice, all belonging to the dominant subspecies established in Australia, M.m. domesticus. There was no evidence for M. m. castaneus or M. m. musculus having established there. We had few modern R. norvegicus and M. musculus DNA sequences from Sydney, but those we had did tentatively support the hypotheses that (1) modern samples can represent at least a preliminary estimate of historical diversities and origins, and (2) Asian haplotypes of both Norway rats and of house mice reached the South Island of New Zealand early in colonial times direct from China rather than through Port Jackson.

Detection of rat hepatitis E virus in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) and Black rats (Rattus rattus) from 11 European countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 58-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Ryll ◽  
Samuel Bernstein ◽  
Elisa Heuser ◽  
Mathias Schlegel ◽  
Paul Dremsek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Norway Rats ◽  
Black Rats

The comparative epizootiology of Capillaria hepatica (Nematoda) in urban rodents from different habitats of Baltimore, Maryland

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 2769-2775 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Childs ◽  
G. E. Glass ◽  
G. W. Korch Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Age Structure ◽  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Microtus Pennsylvanicus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Intensity Of Infection ◽  
Meadow Voles ◽  
Capillaria Hepatica ◽  
Rats And Mice ◽  
Norway Rats

The prevalence and intensity of Capillaria hepatica infections in four rodent species (Rattus norvegicus, Mus musculus, Microtus pennsylvanicus, and Peromyscus leucopus) trapped from sites in different habitats of Baltimore were examined from 1980 to 1986. Norway rats were frequently infected (87.4%), house mice rarely infected (5.4%), and no lesions were observed in meadow voles or white-footed mice. Rats from residential locations had significantly higher prevalence and intensity of infection compared with rats from parkland locations, findings not related to differences in the age structure of the populations. Prevalence and severity of lesions were positively associated with increasing body mass in rats and mice. No sex-related differences were found. Infection rates were positively correlated with relative densities of rat and mouse populations; results were corroborated by interviews conducted with 87 household residents.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL INOCULATION OF MEADOW VOLES (MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS), HOUSE MICE (MUS MUSCULUS), AND NORWAY RATS (RATTUS NORVEGICUS) WITH MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy-Anne R. Clarke ◽  
Scott D. Fitzgerald ◽  
Laura S. Zwick ◽  
Steven V. Church ◽  
John B. Kaneene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Microtus Pennsylvanicus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Meadow Voles ◽  
Experimental Inoculation ◽  
Norway Rats

scholarly journals Field trials of flocoumafen against warfarin-resistant infestations of the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus Berk)

1986 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Buckle
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Anticoagulant Rodenticide ◽  
Complete Control ◽  
Norway Rat ◽  
Norway Rats ◽  
Farm Buildings

SUMMARYThe anticoagulant rodenticide flocoumafen was tested against warfarin-resistant Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus Berk.) infesting farm buildings. Complete control was obtained in 10–21 days (mean 14·2 days) in six treatments in which baits poisoned with 0·005% flocoumafen were maintained, in surplus, until rats ceased to feed from them. A further six treatments, in which the application of poisoned bait was restricted to periodic placements of 50 g, were also completely successful in 15–30 days (mean 21·0 days). Less poisoned bait was used in the restricted flocoumafen treatments than in the unrestricted treatments but the time taken to control the rat infestations was significantly longer.

scholarly journals Glodavci u skladištima poljoprivrednih proizvoda – štetnost i suzbijanje

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
Dinka Grubišić ◽  
Ivan Juran ◽  
Mirjana Brmež ◽  
Maja Šurlog ◽  
Viktorija Sever ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Rattus Rattus

Glodavci su važni štetnici uskladištenih poljoprivrednih proizvoda. Uz zadovoljenje osnovnih prehrambenih potreba, štetne vrste u skladištima nalaze povoljne uvjete za razvoj i razmnožavanje te zaštitu od prirodnih neprijatelja. Najštetnije vrste glodavaca u skladištima Republike Hrvatske jesu štakori vrsta Rattus norvegicus i Rattus rattus te domaći miš Mus musculus. Osim što se hrane uskladištenim proizvodima, rasipaju ih, onečišćuju urinom, izmetom, dlakom i slinom, navedene vrste rezervoari su zoonozama koje utječu na zdravlje ljudi, te domaćih i divljih životinja. U Republici Hrvatskoj u populacijama sitnih glodavaca dokazani su uzročnici Lajmske borelioza, trihineloze, leptospiroze, Q groznice i hemoragijske vrućice s bubrežnim sindromom. Utvrđene su i višestruke infekcije glodavaca uzročnicima zoonoza. Redovito praćenje brojnosti glodavaca važno je u svrhu pravovremenog suzbijanja te smanjenja materijalnih gubitaka, ali i u svrhu sprječavanja pojave epidemija zoonoza. Uz preventivne mjere koje podrazumijevaju održavanje higijene prostora te održavanje infrastrukture, čime sprječavamo privlačenje i nastanjivanje glodavaca u skladištima, provodi se i kontinuirana deratizacija koja uključuje primjenu mehaničkih, fizikalnih i kemijskih mjera zaštite.

Independent Integration of Rodent Identifier (ID) Elements into Orthologous Sites of Some RT6 Alleles of Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Rothenburg ◽  
Maike Eiben ◽  
Friedrich Koch-Nolte ◽  
Friedrich Haag
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Rattus Rattus
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