Range expansion of the invasive house mouse Mus musculus domesticus in Senegal, West Africa: a synthesis of trapping data over three decades, 1983–2014

A Dalecky, K Bâ, S Piry, C Lippens, CA Diagne… - Mammal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide intensification of human‐associated exchanges favours the multiplication of
biological invasions. Among mammals, rodent species, including the house mouse M us …

Recently emerged novel henipa-like viruses: shining a spotlight on the shrew

S Caruso, SJ Edwards - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Henipaviruses are zoonotic viruses, including some highly pathogenic and capable of
serious disease and high fatality rates in both animals and humans. Hendra virus and Nipah …

Primer biases in the molecular assessment of diet in multiple insectivorous mammals

SS Browett, TG Curran, DB O'Meara, AP Harrington… - Mammalian …, 2021 - Springer
Our understanding of trophic interactions of small insectivorous mammals has been
drastically improved with the advent of DNA metabarcoding. The technique has continued to …

Advances in population ecology and species interactions in mammals

DA Kelt, EJ Heske, X Lambin, MK Oli… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The study of mammals has promoted the development and testing of many ideas in
contemporary ecology. Here we address recent developments in foraging and habitat …

Emerging Infectious Disease Implications of Invasive Mammalian Species: The Greater White-Toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) Is Associated With a Novel Serovar of …

JE Nally, Z Arent, DO Bayles, RL Hornsby… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is an invasive mammalian species that
was first recorded in Ireland in 2007. It currently occupies an area of approximately 7,600 …

Native and invasive small mammals in urban habitats along the commercial axis connecting Benin and Niger, West Africa

K Hima, G Houémenou, S Badou, M Garba, HJ Dossou… - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Based on compiled small mammal trapping data collected over 12 years from Benin and
Niger (3701 individual records from 66 sampling sites), located in mainland Africa, we here …

Host‐targeted RAD‐Seq reveals genetic changes in the coral Oculina patagonica associated with range expansion along the Spanish Mediterranean coast

KP Leydet, CGB Grupstra, R Coma, M Ribes… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many organisms are expanding their ranges in response to changing environmental
conditions. Understanding the patterns of genetic diversity and adaptation along an …

Resource competition drives an invasion‐replacement event among shrew species on an island

SS Browett, R Synnott, DB O'Meara… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive mammals are responsible for the majority of native species extinctions on islands.
While most of these extinction events will be due to novel interactions between species (eg …

Does bite force provide a competitive advantage in shrews? The case of the greater white-toothed shrew

R Cornette, A Tresset, C Houssin… - Biological Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Competition for resources has long been considered a major driver of evolution by natural
selection. Thus, the ability to gain access to resources not available to other individuals and …

The influence of the interaction between climate and competition on the distributional limits of European shrews

T Neves, L Borda-de-Água, ML Mathias, JT Tapisso - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is known that species' distributions are influenced by several ecological
factors. Nonetheless, the geographical scale upon which the influence of these factors is …