2016
Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Puckett EE, Park J, Combs M, Blum MJ, Bryant JE, Caccone A, Costa F, Deinum EE, Esther A, Himsworth CG, Keightley PD, Ko A, Lundkvist Å, McElhinney LM, Morand S, Robins J, Russell J, Strand TM, Suarez O, Yon L, Munshi-South J. Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2016, 283: 20161762. PMID: 27798305, PMCID: PMC5095384, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary clustersColonization of EuropeRat eradication programmeAgricultural settlementsWestward expansionEastward expansionSoutheast AsiaSouthward expansionAleutian ArchipelagoExpansion routesAstonishing degreeRecent migrantsGlobal population structureGlobal phylogeographyBlack ratsGlobal tradeCommensal rodentsEuropeMultiple Paternity in the Norway Rat, Rattus norvegicus , from Urban Slums in Salvador, Brazil
Costa F, Richardson JL, Dion K, Mariani C, Pertile AC, Burak MK, Childs JE, Ko AI, Caccone A. Multiple Paternity in the Norway Rat, Rattus norvegicus , from Urban Slums in Salvador, Brazil. Journal Of Heredity 2016, 107: 181-186. PMID: 26733693, PMCID: PMC5893012, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esv098.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Urban population genetics of slum‐dwelling rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Salvador, Brazil
Kajdacsi B, Costa F, Hyseni C, Porter F, Brown J, Rodrigues G, Farias H, Reis MG, Childs JE, Ko AI, Caccone A. Urban population genetics of slum‐dwelling rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Salvador, Brazil. Molecular Ecology 2013, 22: 5056-5070. PMID: 24118116, PMCID: PMC3864905, DOI: 10.1111/mec.12455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structurePopulation genetic structureComplex genetic structureSmall geographical distancesGene flowGenetic clustersGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociPopulation geneticsUrban landscapeGenetic variationPopulation ecologyGenetic dataHeterogeneous urban landscapesDistinct sampling sitesGeographical distanceRodent control measuresRodent control strategiesZoonotic pathogensR. norvegicusSampling sitesSpatial connectivityRat populationsOvergrown vegetationBayesian analysis