Genetic diversity and origins of invasive black rats (Rattus rattus) in Benin, West Africa

J Etougbétché, G Houémènou, HJ Dossou… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2020 - BioOne
… Our results also suggest at least two distinct introduction events: one introductionblack
rats seem to have colonized Senegal following the development of trade between West Africa

Population genetic structure of black rats in an urban environment: a case study in Cotonou, Benin

SA Badou, P Gauthier, G Houemenou… - Hystrix, the Italian …, 2021 - hal.science
… The cosmopolitan black rat, Rattus rattus, has invaded many … on the genetic structure of
urban black rat populations, which is … rattus lineages introduced in Benin at different periods and/…

Biological invasions in international seaports: a case study of exotic rodents in Cotonou

S Badou, K Hima, C Agbangla, P Gauthier… - Urban …, 2023 - Springer
… Our results show very well-structured geneticblack rat population. We were surprised by
such patterns since the absence of signal reflecting new introduction events suggest that rats

Differential immune gene expression associated with contemporary range expansion in two invasive rodents in Senegal

N Charbonnel, M Galan, C Tatard, A Loiseau… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
… recently established populations of two major invading species… and the black rat Rattus
rattus, in Senegal (West Africa). … established populations for 364 mouse genes and 83 rat

Sharing space between native and invasive small mammals: Study of commensal communities in Senegal

L Granjon, E Artige, K Bâ, C Brouat… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… a dynamic process of invasion by the black rat and the house … of urban characteristics on
the genetic structure of rodent … coastal areas where they were first introduced, to inland) has …

Urban colonization of invasive species on islands: Mus musculus and Rattus rattus genetics of establishment on Cozumel Island

G Borja-Martínez, E Vázquez-Domínguez - Biological Invasions, 2024 - Springer
… and the black rat Rattus rattus on Cozumel Island, Mexico. We assessed genetic diversity and
… We show that considering the genetic history of introduction and past demographic events …

Human Population Density Influences Genetic Diversity of Two Rattus Species Worldwide: A Macrogenetic Approach

CC Sosa, C Arenas, VH García-Merchán - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
… The black rat (Rattus rattus), native to the India subcontinent, … rats are introduced into new
regions. Through analysis of the … populations, the origins and possible sources of invasion can …

Maritime international trade and bioinvasions: A three‐year long survey of small mammals in Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin

S Badou, AA Missihoun, C Agbangla… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… the invasive Norway rats and house mice on the one hand, and the black rats and … invasions
as well as of the spatiotemporal dynamics of newly introduced species or newly introduced

[HTML][HTML] Role of seaports and imported rats in Seoul hantavirus circulation, Africa

G Castel, C Filippone, C Tatard, J Vigan… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Africa, to the more widely installed black rat (R. … strains from Asia but from 2 different genetic
lineages (19). Strains … and serologically, in black rats from Senegal (18) shows that SEOV …

Comparative Population Genomics of Native (Sundamys Muelleri) and Invasive (Rattus Rattus) Rodents Along an Urbanization Gradient in Borneo

GA Herrera - 2020 - search.proquest.com
… Patterns of unaltered genetic diversity and elevated genetic connectivity as compared to …
blacA rat (Rattus rattus), was liAely introduced to the island of Borneo by ship. The blacA rat is a …