First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus
Invasive species are the primary driver of island taxa extinctions and, among them, those belonging to the genus Rattus are considered as the most damaging. The presence of black rat (Rattus rattus) on Cyprus has long been established, while that of brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is dubious. This stu...
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ftsassariuniiris:oai:iris.uniss.it:11388/239739 2024-04-14T08:18:43+00:00 First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus Hadjisterkotis E. Konstantinou G. Sanna D. Pirastru M. Mereu P. Hadjisterkotis, E. Konstantinou, G. Sanna, D. Pirastru, M. Mereu, P. 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/11388/239739 https://doi.org/10.3390/life10080136 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000567150100001 volume:10 issue:8 firstpage:1 lastpage:16 numberofpages:16 journal:LIFE http://hdl.handle.net/11388/239739 doi:10.3390/life10080136 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85090615207 Alien specie Biological invasion Brown rat D-loop Mitochondrial DNA info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftsassariuniiris https://doi.org/10.3390/life10080136 2024-03-15T04:06:33Z Invasive species are the primary driver of island taxa extinctions and, among them, those belonging to the genus Rattus are considered as the most damaging. The presence of black rat (Rattus rattus) on Cyprus has long been established, while that of brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is dubious. This study is the first to provide molecular and morphological data to document the occurrence of R. norvegicus in the island of Cyprus. A total of 223 black rats and 14 brown rats were collected. Each sample was first taxonomically attributed on the basis of body measurements and cranial observations. Four of the specimens identified as R. norvegicus and one identified as R. rattus were subjected to molecular characterization in order to corroborate species identification. The analyses of the mitochondrial control region were consistent with morphological data, supporting the taxonomic identification of the samples. At least two maternal molecular lineages for R. norvegicus were found in Cyprus. The small number of brown rats collected in the island, as well as the large number of samples of black rats retrieved in the past years might be an indication that the distribution of R. norvegicus is still limited into three out of the six districts of Cyprus. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus CINECA IRIS Universitá Degli Studi di Sassari Life 10 8 136 |
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Invasive species are the primary driver of island taxa extinctions and, among them, those belonging to the genus Rattus are considered as the most damaging. The presence of black rat (Rattus rattus) on Cyprus has long been established, while that of brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is dubious. This study is the first to provide molecular and morphological data to document the occurrence of R. norvegicus in the island of Cyprus. A total of 223 black rats and 14 brown rats were collected. Each sample was first taxonomically attributed on the basis of body measurements and cranial observations. Four of the specimens identified as R. norvegicus and one identified as R. rattus were subjected to molecular characterization in order to corroborate species identification. The analyses of the mitochondrial control region were consistent with morphological data, supporting the taxonomic identification of the samples. At least two maternal molecular lineages for R. norvegicus were found in Cyprus. The small number of brown rats collected in the island, as well as the large number of samples of black rats retrieved in the past years might be an indication that the distribution of R. norvegicus is still limited into three out of the six districts of Cyprus. |
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First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus |
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First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus |
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First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus |
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First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus |
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First mtDNA sequences and body measurements for Rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of Cyprus |
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first mtdna sequences and body measurements for rattus norvegicus from the mediterranean island of cyprus |
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