Invasive-predator control can be beneficial to native species, but it is important to quantify those benefits to ensure they justify the costs. In a previous study (2005-2011), a modified before-after-control-impact (BACI) design was used to estimate the effect of rat control in farmland forest...

Numerous examples exist of successful mammalian invasive alien species (IAS) eradications from small islands (<10 km²), but few from more extensive areas. We review 15 large-scale removals (mean area 2627 km²) from Northern Europe since 1900, including edible dormouse, muskrat, coypu, Himalayan...

BACKGROUND: Eradication of invasive alien species supports the recovery of native biodiversity. A new European Union Regulation introduces obligations to eradicate the most harmful invasive species. However, eradications of charismatic mammals may encounter strong opposition. Considering the case...

Attempts were made to detect Neospora caninum in rats (Rattus rattus) in and around Chennai, India. During the study, 112 feral rats were trapped and blood, brain, heart, lungs and diaphragm samples were collected for serological, parasitological and molecular identification of N. caninum. Out of...

Biological invasions provide unique opportunities for studying life history trait changes over contemporary time scales. As spatial spread may be related to changes in parasite communities, several hypotheses (such as the evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) or EICA-refined hypotheses) ...

This paper presents the results of field studies conducted in Italy to determine the efficacy of using mobile telephones in assessing damage caused by nutria based on an application containing information based on existing uploaded photographs and geographical information systems.

Karyotypes of Dremomys pernyi from Kanding, Sichuan Province, China and D. pyrrhomerus from Nanling, Guangdong Province, China were examined. The karyotype of D. pernyi was of 2n=40 and FNa=72, while that of D. pyrrhomerus was of 2n=38 and FNa=70. Karyotype of D. pernyi from Kanding was different...

When alien species introduced into a new environment have a strong niche overlap with ecologically similar native species, interspecific competition can cause a decrease in abundance and distribution of native species. Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus) was introduced in Northern Italy...

Invasive species provide a unique opportunity to evaluate factors controlling biogeographic distributions; we can consider introduction success as an experiment testing suitability of environmental conditions. Predicting potential distributions of spreading species is not easy, and forecasting...

Nutria, or coypu (Myocastor coypus), were introduced to South Korea in 1985 and became an invasive species in the late 1990s. Despite being limited to the Nacdong River system, the nutria population is well established there. The common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) invaded North Korea via the...