2018
Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) compared across multiple cities
Combs M, Byers K, Ghersi B, Blum M, Caccone A, Costa F, Himsworth C, Richardson J, Munshi-South J. Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) compared across multiple cities. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2018, 285: 20180245. PMID: 29875297, PMCID: PMC6015871, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene flowGenome-wide single nucleotide polymorphismsSpatial population genomicsGenome-wide diversityShortest distance classesGenerality of predictionsPopulation genomicsGenetic discontinuityLimited dispersalNeutral evolutionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple speciesPest managementSame speciesBrown ratsDifferent biomesDistance classesNucleotide polymorphismsAnimal movementSpeciesGenomicsMajor waterwaysCoancestryClustering analysisDispersal
2016
Multiple 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