2022
Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil
Pertile A, Lustosa R, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pedra G, Panti-May J, Oliveira U, Zeppelini C, Souza F, Oliveira D, Khalil H, Reis M, Childs J, Ko A, Begon M, Costa F. Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270568. PMID: 35857771, PMCID: PMC9299319, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRodent control programsDemographic variablesSpirochete Leptospira interrogansControl interventionsCommunity settingsR. norvegicusChi-squareControl of zoonosesLeptospira interrogansChemical interventionDemographic characteristicsInterventionIntervention campaignsRodentsSynanthropic rodentsMonthsBody massControl programsControl practicesRattus norvegicusControl campaignsUrban poor communitiesPopulationEnvironmental transmissionAnalysis of variance
1992
Seasonal Changes in Mass and Reproductive Condition of the Corn Mouse (Calomys musculinus) on the Argentine Pampa
Mills J, Ellis B, Childs J, Maiztegui J, Castro-Vázquez A. Seasonal Changes in Mass and Reproductive Condition of the Corn Mouse (Calomys musculinus) on the Argentine Pampa. Journal Of Mammalogy 1992, 73: 876-884. DOI: 10.2307/1382210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnfavorable environmental conditionsReproductive conditionEnvironmental conditionsMature gonadsWinter recruitmentOlder age classesCorn mouseMature malesReproductive activityCalomys musculinusSexual maturityCentral ArgentinaMale reproductive systemLower body massPhysiological conditionsSeasonal changesReproductive systemAge classesGonadsArgentine PampasBody massSimilar-aged malesGonadal regressionPampasAutumn