Significant Genetic Impacts Accompany an Urban Rat Control Campaign in Salvador, Brazil

Significant Genetic Impacts Accompany an Urban Rat Control Campaign in Salvador, Brazil

Rats thrive in human-dominated landscapes and have expanded to a near global distribution. Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) contaminate food, damage infrastructure, and are reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens that cause human diseases. To limit these negative impacts, entities around the world implemen...

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Main Authors: Jonathan L. Richardson, Georgianna Silveira, Ivanna Soto Medrano, A. Z. Arietta, Carol Mariani, Arsinoê C. Pertile, Ticiana Carvalho Pereira, James E. Childs, Albert I. Ko, Federico Costa, Adalgisa Caccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
genetic bottleneck
eradication
invasive species
public health
vector control
intervention
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00115/full

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