Population genetics, community of parasites, and resistance to rodenticides in an urban brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) population.

Brown rats are one of the most widespread urban species worldwide. Despite the nuisances they induce and their potential role as a zoonotic reservoir, knowledge on urban rat populations remains scarce. The main purpose of this study was to characterize an urban brown rat population from Chanteraines...

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Main Authors: Amélie Desvars-Larrive, Michel Pascal, Patrick Gasqui, Jean-François Cosson, Etienne Benoît, Virginie Lattard, Laurent Crespin, Olivier Lorvelec, Benoît Pisanu, Alexandre Teynié, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, Sarah Bonnet, Philippe Marianneau, Sandra Lacôte, Pascale Bourhy, Philippe Berny, Nicole Pavio, Sophie Le Poder, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Elsa Jourdain, Abdessalem Hammed, Isabelle Fourel, Farid Chikh, Gwenaël Vourc'h
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5590879?pdf=render