Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the world’s biodiversi...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/154602 2023-05-15T18:04:44+02:00 Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kaleme, P.K. Bates, J.M. Belesi, H.K. Bowie, R.C.K. Gambalemoke, M. Kerbis-Peterhans, J. Michaux, J. Mwanga, J.M. Ndara, B.R. Taylor, P.J. Jansen van Vuuren, B. 2017-04-07 application/pdf https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/154602 eng eng NISC (Pty) Ltd https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/154602/144182 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/154602 The copyright belongs to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. African Zoology; Vol 46, No 1 (2011); 133-145 2224-073X 1562-7020 control region invasion mitochondrial DNA Democratic Republic of the Congo Mus musculus Rattus rattus Rattus norvegicus introduction pathway info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2017 ftjafricanj 2017-04-08T23:58:04Z The threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the world’s biodiversity, yet no national strategy exists to deal with the growing number of invasive alien species. Amongst these are the house mouse and ship and Norwegian rats. By comparing our result to published data, we show that species were possibly introduced into the DRC via two routes. The first is via the western seaport at Kinshasa where specimens of M. m. domesticus and R. rattus on the western and northwestern side of the DRC show ties with European haplotypes. The second is via the east where specimens of R. rattus appear linked to Arab and southeast Asian haplotypes. Future work should consider more comprehensive sampling throughout the DRC to more accurately investigate the occurrence of invasive species throughout the country as well as extend sampling to other African countries.Key words: control region, invasion, mitochondrial DNA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mus musculus, Rattus rattus, Rattus norvegicus, introduction pathway. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus AJOL - African Journals Online |
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control region invasion mitochondrial DNA Democratic Republic of the Congo Mus musculus Rattus rattus Rattus norvegicus introduction pathway Kaleme, P.K. Bates, J.M. Belesi, H.K. Bowie, R.C.K. Gambalemoke, M. Kerbis-Peterhans, J. Michaux, J. Mwanga, J.M. Ndara, B.R. Taylor, P.J. Jansen van Vuuren, B. Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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The threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the world’s biodiversity, yet no national strategy exists to deal with the growing number of invasive alien species. Amongst these are the house mouse and ship and Norwegian rats. By comparing our result to published data, we show that species were possibly introduced into the DRC via two routes. The first is via the western seaport at Kinshasa where specimens of M. m. domesticus and R. rattus on the western and northwestern side of the DRC show ties with European haplotypes. The second is via the east where specimens of R. rattus appear linked to Arab and southeast Asian haplotypes. Future work should consider more comprehensive sampling throughout the DRC to more accurately investigate the occurrence of invasive species throughout the country as well as extend sampling to other African countries.Key words: control region, invasion, mitochondrial DNA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mus musculus, Rattus rattus, Rattus norvegicus, introduction pathway. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Kaleme, P.K. Bates, J.M. Belesi, H.K. Bowie, R.C.K. Gambalemoke, M. Kerbis-Peterhans, J. Michaux, J. Mwanga, J.M. Ndara, B.R. Taylor, P.J. Jansen van Vuuren, B. |
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Kaleme, P.K. Bates, J.M. Belesi, H.K. Bowie, R.C.K. Gambalemoke, M. Kerbis-Peterhans, J. Michaux, J. Mwanga, J.M. Ndara, B.R. Taylor, P.J. Jansen van Vuuren, B. |
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Kaleme, P.K. |
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Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the democratic republic of congo |
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2017 |
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African Zoology; Vol 46, No 1 (2011); 133-145 2224-073X 1562-7020 |
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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/154602/144182 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/154602 |
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