Interactions between ship rats and house mice

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Interactions between ship rats and house mice

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Description

Interactions between coexisting invasive species can cause complications when their populations are managed to protect native biodiversity. The ship rat (Rattus rattus) is a widespread invasive species often targeted for management because of its negative impacts on native wildlife, particularly in otherwise mammal-depauperate ecosystems such as in New Zealand. However, where ship rats are removed, another common, coexisting invasive species, the house mouse (Mus musculus), is often detected ...

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Research paper

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Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2012

Creator

Bridgman, Lucy Jade

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6396

Related subjects

Rattus rattus / Mus musculus / exploitation competition / intraguild predation / interspecific interactions / interference competition / mammal / rodent / New Zealand / invasive species / rat / mouse / pest / wildlife management

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