Morphometric analysis of the black rat, Rattus rattus, from Congreso Island (Chafarinas Archipelago, Spain)

• Main Authors: Ventura Queija, Jacinto, López Fuster, María José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Craniometry; Island syndrome; Mediterranean islands; Rodents; Somatometry; Craneometría; Islas mediterráneas; Rattus rattus; Roedores; Síndrome de insularidad; Somatometría; Rata; Sudeste
• Online Access: https://ddd.uab.cat/record/1810

Black rats, Rattus rattus, from Chafarinas Archipelago constitute one of the westernmost insular populations of the species in the Mediterranean region. To evaluate the influence of insular conditions on body and skull dimensions, the biometric characteristics of a sample from Congreso island were d...