Phylogeography of Rattus norvegicus in the South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Melanie Hingston, Sally Poncet, Ken Passfield, Michael Tabak, Sofia Gabriel, Stuart Piertney, James Russell
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2016
• Subjects: commensals; invasive species; island phylogeography; mitochondrial DNA; pest management; Rattus norvegicus; South Atlantic; Many Islands; Norway; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d8040032

Norway rats are a globally distributed invasive species, which have colonized many islands around the world, including in the South Atlantic Ocean. We investigated the phylogeography of Norway rats across the South Atlantic Ocean and bordering continental countries. We identified haplotypes from 517...