… Context: Life-history theory attempts to explain the way in … life-history strategies among and
within species. Aims: The aim of this paper was to compare life-history traits of the Norway rat …

The Norway rat has important impacts on our life. They are amongst the most used research
subjects, resulting in ground-breaking advances. At the same time, wild rats live in close …

… We investigated a small island recently reinvaded by Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus),
focusing on four commonly investigated aspects of population biology which are relevant for a …

… were present ad libitum in farms, our findings strongly support the idea that management
strategies of prevention and control of this species must include adequate rodent-proof food …

… releases of of adult male Norway rats on to small forested rat-free islands in northern New
… Norway rats are highly capable invaders of islands who have evolved life-history strategies …

… brown rat, common rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norwegian rat, city rat, water rat and wharf rat.
… For all of these reasons and more, rats are the targets of intensive pest control strategies. In …

… The author's investigations of social influences on food selection by Norway rats provide
one example of such an ethopsychological approach to the study of animal social learning. …

… Life history characteristics are influenced by both biotic and … The aim of this study was to
compare the life history strategies of … that rats may adopt different life history strategies according …

… areas and life-history characteristics of Norway rats likely counteract … of rat populations
inhabiting urban areas provides information about the spatial scale at which populations of rats …

… The New Zealand native fauna has developed life history traits because of evolving in
the absence of predators that make them vulnerable to invasive predatory animals, such as …