Urban Rats in Wellington: Estimating Home Ranges, Population Densities and Detection Probabilities

• Main Author: Mackenzie, Henry (10506473)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Ethology and Sociobiology; Ship rat; Spatial ecology; Urban; Detection probability; 060304 Ethology and Sociobiology; School: School of Biological Sciences; Degree Discipline: Biological Sciences; Degree Name: Master of Science; Degree Level: Masters; Norway; New Zealand; Petersen; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.14347997.v1

The ship rat (Rattus rattus) and Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) are prolific pest species with a near- global distribution. Their spread has had serious public health repercussions as carriers of disease and by causing considerable agricultural losses. They are also invasive to many native ecosystem...