Urban population genetics of slum-dwelling rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Salvador, Brazil

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 5056-5070

  Kajdacsi, Brittney ^a   Costa, Federico ^b,c   Hyseni, Chaz ^a   Porter, Fleur ^b   Brown, Julia ^a   Rodrigues, Gorete ^d   Farias, Helena ^d   Reis, Mitermayer G ^c   Childs, James E ^b   Ko, Albert I ^b,c   Caccone, Adalgisa ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d CENTRO DE CONTROLE DE ZOONOSES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

population genetics; Rattus norvegicus; rodent control; urban ecology

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BRAZIL; DISEASE CARRIER; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; POVERTY; RAT; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENT CONTROL; URBAN ECOLOGY;

POPULATION GENETICS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENT CONTROL; URBAN ECOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BRAZIL; DISEASE VECTORS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY AREAS; RATS;

EID: 84885583631     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12455     Document Type: Article

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