Rodents are arguably the most important mammalian pest at the global level. This technical
report will focus on the impact of rodents in Southeast Asia where rats have been identified …

Human-wildlife interactions increase exponentially as more and more humans and wildlife
crowd into the same limited space. Such interactions often become conflicts when wildlife …

1. We studied the effect of parasitism on snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) survival
through a field experiment that reduced natural burdens of sublethal nematodes in a free …

In this chapter, the main features of current models for predicting the dynamics of house
mice (Mus domesticus) populations are reviewed and an assessment made of their data …

Rodents are an important and ubiquitous group of mammals that occur as indigenous or
introduced species throughout the world. The populations of a relatively few species that live …

We report on a study of confined populations of wild mice in which 67% of females were
surgically sterilised to simulate the possible effects of fertility control on population dynamics …

Publisher Summary Laboratory rodents have been the animals of choice for biomedical,
behavioral, and pharmaceutical research because of their availability as well-defined …

Parasites frequently reduce the fecundity, growth, and survival of individual hosts. How often
do these virulent effects reduce the density of host populations? Spectacular examples show …

Wildlife parasitology is a highly diverse area of research encompassing many fields
including taxonomy, ecology, pathology and epidemiology, and with participants from …

Mouse plagues are a significant problem to agricultural areas of Australia, causing millions
of dollars of damage. This study was conducted to determine if rainfall could explain the …