scholarly journals Rodenticidal effectiveness of indomethacin baits in warfarin-resistant roof rats (Rattus rattus) and house mice (Mus musculus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
G. Zhelev ◽  
K. Koev ◽  
Vl. Petrov
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
House Mice

Evaluating the susceptibility of invasive black rats (Rattus rattus) and house mice (Mus musculus) to brodifacoum as a prelude to rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 833-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Wheeler ◽  
David Priddel ◽  
Terence O’Dwyer ◽  
Nicholas Carlile ◽  
Dean Portelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Rodent Eradication ◽  
Black Rats

The control of introduced Rattus rattus L. on Lord Howe Island. II. The status of warfarin resistance in rats and mice

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Billing
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Untreated Group ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
The Status ◽  
Warfarin Resistance ◽  
Rats And Mice ◽  
Black Rats

Black rats (Rattus rattus) and house mice (Mus musculus) from Lord Howe Island were live-trapped, housed in the laboratory and tested for resistance to the anticoagulant poison warfarin. All rats fed warfarin (0.025% w/w) in their diet died within 4–12 days whereas no rats in the untreated group died. Mice fed warfarin at the same concentration over 21 days all survived. Black rats on Lord Howe Island remain susceptible to warfarin, but house mice appear resistant.

Eradicating Feral Cats to protect Galapagos Land Iguanas: methods and strategies

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Phillips ◽  
B. D. Cooke ◽  
K. Campbell ◽  
V. Carrion ◽  
C. Marouez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
Galapagos Archipelago ◽  
Rodent Populations ◽  
Black Rats

A three-year programme to eradicate Feral Cats Felis catus from the island of Baltra in the Galapagos archipelago achieved good results by initially poisoning with sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080) then trapping or shooting the remaining cats. The poisoning campaign removed 90% of the cats, its success being attributable to pre-baiting with unpolsoned baits to accustom cats to eating baits and placing enough baits to ensure that all cats encountered several baits within their home range. This, together with the use of metaclopromide (Pileran) as an anti-emetic, overcame a problem associated with poor retention of 1080 in thawed fish baits that limited the dose available to 1 mg 1080/bait, a quality insufficient to kill large cats. Removal of the remaining cats was delayed by a weather-induced irruption of Black Rats Rattus rattus and House Mice Mus musculus that enabled recruitment of kittens in 2002, but made cats more susceptible to trapping and shooting in 2003 when rodent populations collapsed. Since July 2003 no sign of a cat has been detected on Baltra despite extensive searching and monitoring throughout 2004. As cat abundance has decreased there have been more locally-bred Juvenile iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus) seen during annual censuses. However, such recruitment may reflect the increasing maturity and higher fecundity of iguanas repatriated from 1991 onwards rather than being a direct result of reduced cat predation alone. More time is necessary to determine the benefits of reduced cat predation on the Iguana population.

The contribution of raptorial birds to patterning in small mammal assemblages

Paleobiology ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammal ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Interspecies Variability ◽  
Fossil Assemblages ◽  
Mammal Assemblages

Seven taxa of raptorial birds were experimentally fed a controlled sample of 50 house mice (Mus musculus). Bones recovered from the pellets were examined for interspecies variability in preservation to assess the potential contribution of specific raptors to patterning in fossil assemblages. Quantitative analyses demonstrate that patterns in bone fragmentation may assist in the identification of particular raptor species as depositional agents in small mammal assemblages.

scholarly journals Insights into mammalian biology from the wild house mouse Mus musculus

eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Phifer-Rixey ◽  
Michael W Nachman
Keyword(s):  
House Mouse ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Genetic Model ◽  
Inbred Strains ◽  
Mendelian Inheritance ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
Wild Mice ◽  
Wide Range

The house mouse, Mus musculus, was established in the early 1900s as one of the first genetic model organisms owing to its short generation time, comparatively large litters, ease of husbandry, and visible phenotypic variants. For these reasons and because they are mammals, house mice are well suited to serve as models for human phenotypes and disease. House mice in the wild consist of at least three distinct subspecies and harbor extensive genetic and phenotypic variation both within and between these subspecies. Wild mice have been used to study a wide range of biological processes, including immunity, cancer, male sterility, adaptive evolution, and non-Mendelian inheritance. Despite the extensive variation that exists among wild mice, classical laboratory strains are derived from a limited set of founders and thus contain only a small subset of this variation. Continued efforts to study wild house mice and to create new inbred strains from wild populations have the potential to strengthen house mice as a model system.

Phylogeography of Chinese house mice (Mus musculus musculus/castaneus): distribution, routes of colonization and geographic regions of hybridization

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (17) ◽  
pp. 4387-4405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meidong Jing ◽  
Hon-Tsen Yu ◽  
Xiaoxin Bi ◽  
Yung-Chih Lai ◽  
Wei Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Musculus Musculus ◽  
Geographic Regions

scholarly journals Aspiculuris tetraptera in wild Mus musculus. Age resistance and acquired immunity.

1976 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Behnke Jerzy
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Worm Burden ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Acquired Immunity ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Wild House Mice ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Aspiculuris Tetraptera

AbstractWild house mice, naturally infected with Aspiculuris tetraptera were segregated according to their weight into six age groups. The prevalence of infection and the mean worm burden of these mice were studied in the different age groups. The overall prevalence of infection was high (57% or more) in all the groups except the youngest. Mice acquired larvae soon after weaning; the highest larval burdens were reached in juvenile mice and the highest mature worm burdens, a group later, in mature mice. Older mice had fewer larvae and fewer mature worms. The mature worm burdens decreased but relatively slower than the larval burdens. It is suggested that either innate or acquired resistance could account for these observations.

scholarly journals OESTROUS SYNCHRONIZATION AND PREGNANCY BLOCKING IN WILD HOUSE MICE (MUS MUSCULUS)

Reproduction ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. CHIPMAN ◽  
K. A. FOX
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Wild House Mice

scholarly journals Prevalencia de leptospirosis en roedores sinantrópicos de la Ciudad de Corrientes, Argentina. Período mayo 2005–junio 2008

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Marder ◽  
R. M. Ruiz ◽  
O. R. Bottinelli ◽  
H. A. Peiretti ◽  
L. Zorzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Rattus Rattus

<p>La leptospirosis es una zoonosis causada por bacterias del género Leptospira sp., las cuales regularmente provocan brotes de la enfermedad en Argentina, donde el conocimiento de su epidemiología es incompleto. Los roedores (ratas y ratones sinantrópicos y silvestres) son los principales reservorios de leptospirosis en nuestro medio. El objetivo del estudio fue investigar la presencia de Leptospira sp. en roedores de la Ciudad de Corrientes, Argentina, así como la especie, sexo y edad de los ejemplares positivos a leptospirosis. Fueron capturados 101 especimenes, cuyo tejido renal fue utilizado para demostrar la presencia de Leptospira sp. mediante microscopio de campo oscuro a partir de cultivos de 15 días hasta un máximo de 6 meses. La tasa de positividad detectada fue de 58,4%, con una alta proporción de animales machos de la especie Rattus rattus. Solamente pudo capturarse un ejemplar de Mus musculus, que resultó infectado. Se concluye que la alta prevalencia de leptospirosis en roedores del área en estudio constituye un alarmante factor de riesgo de infección en animales domésticos y seres humanos.</p>

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