Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina
Life history characteristics are influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors of the environment. The aim of this study was to compare the life history strategies of Rattus norvegicus populations in urban and rural habitats in central-east Argentina. Live trapping of rodents was conducted over 1 ye...
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ftunibueairesbd:todo:paper_00251461_v77_n2_p187_Villafane 2023-10-29T02:39:44+01:00 Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina Villafañe, I.E.G. Cavia, R. Vadell, M.V. Suárez, O.V. Busch, M. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v77_n2_p187_Villafane unknown http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v77_n2_p187_Villafane info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Life history Rats Reproduction Rural Urban abundance age structure body condition environmental factor habitat selection life history trait livestock farming natural selection population ecology rodent rural area trapping urban area Argentina Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rodentia JOUR ftunibueairesbd https://doi.org/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v77_n2_p187_Villafane 2023-10-05T02:02:56Z Life history characteristics are influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors of the environment. The aim of this study was to compare the life history strategies of Rattus norvegicus populations in urban and rural habitats in central-east Argentina. Live trapping of rodents was conducted over 1 year in a shanty town and for 2 years on poultry farms. Abundance did not differ between habitats. Age structure was similar in both habitats but varied among seasons. Rats on poultry farms had better body condition, produced larger litters and had a higher reproductive potential than rats from the shanty town. These differences may be due to differences in habitat favourability or in selection pressures between the two habitats. Our results show that rats may adopt different life history strategies according to habitat conditions. Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Biblioteca Digital FCEN-UBA (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires) |
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Life history Rats Reproduction Rural Urban abundance age structure body condition environmental factor habitat selection life history trait livestock farming natural selection population ecology rodent rural area trapping urban area Argentina Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rodentia Villafañe, I.E.G. Cavia, R. Vadell, M.V. Suárez, O.V. Busch, M. Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina |
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Life history Rats Reproduction Rural Urban abundance age structure body condition environmental factor habitat selection life history trait livestock farming natural selection population ecology rodent rural area trapping urban area Argentina Rattus Rattus norvegicus Rodentia |
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Life history characteristics are influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors of the environment. The aim of this study was to compare the life history strategies of Rattus norvegicus populations in urban and rural habitats in central-east Argentina. Live trapping of rodents was conducted over 1 year in a shanty town and for 2 years on poultry farms. Abundance did not differ between habitats. Age structure was similar in both habitats but varied among seasons. Rats on poultry farms had better body condition, produced larger litters and had a higher reproductive potential than rats from the shanty town. These differences may be due to differences in habitat favourability or in selection pressures between the two habitats. Our results show that rats may adopt different life history strategies according to habitat conditions. |
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Villafañe, I.E.G. Cavia, R. Vadell, M.V. Suárez, O.V. Busch, M. |
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Villafañe, I.E.G. Cavia, R. Vadell, M.V. Suárez, O.V. Busch, M. |
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Villafañe, I.E.G. |
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Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina |
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Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina |
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Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina |
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Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina |
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Differences in population parameters of Rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central Argentina |
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differences in population parameters of rattus norvegicus in urban and rural habitats of central argentina |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00251461_v77_n2_p187_Villafane |
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