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SUBMITTER: Panti-May JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4807843 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Panti-May Jesús A JA Carvalho-Pereira Ticiana S A TS Serrano Soledad S Pedra Gabriel G GG Taylor Josh J Pertile Arsinoê C AC Minter Amanda A Airam Vladimir V Carvalho Mayara M Júnior Nivison N NN Rodrigues Gorete G Reis Mitermayer G MG Ko Albert I AI Childs James E JE Begon Mike M Costa Federico F
PloS one 20160325 3
The Norway or brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is among the most ubiquitous of rodents. However, the lack of studies describing Norway rat populations from tropical areas have limited our understanding regarding their demography and seasonal dynamics. In this study, we describe seasonal pattern in the abundance, reproductive parameters, and morphometrics of Norway rat populations in Salvador, Brazil. Rodents were trapped over four seasonal trapping periods (2013-2014) from three valleys. A total of ...[more]