The three most invasive rat species, black or ship rat Rattus rattus, brown or Norway rats, R.
norvegicus and Pacific rat, R. exulans have been incrementally introduced to islands as …

Yersinia pestis, the bacterial causative agent of plague, remains an important threat to
human health. Plague is a rodent-borne disease that has historically shown an outstanding …

Deciphering invasion routes from molecular data is crucial to understanding biological
invasions, including identifying bottlenecks in population size and admixture among distinct …

We summarize the current knowledge on parasitism‐related invasion processes of the
globally invasive Rattus lineages, originating from Asia, and how these invasions have …

The relative effect of past climate fluctuations and anthropogenic activities on current biome
distribution is subject to increasing attention, notably in biodiversity hot spots. In …

Increased rates of movement and the accumulation of insects establishing outside their
native range is leading to the 'global homogenization'of agricultural and forestry pests. We …

Seoul orthohantavirus (SEOV) is not considered a major public health threat on the
continent of Africa. However, Africa is exposed to rodentborne SEOV introduction events …

African Islands provides the first geographically and chronologically comprehensive
overview of the archaeology of African islands. This book draws archaeologically informed …

The origin of the Malagasy population has been a subject of speculation since the 16th
century. Contributions of African, Asian, Indian, Melanesian, Arabic and Persian populations …

Background Effective policies, management, and scientific research programs depend on
the correct identification of invasive species as being either native or introduced. However …