Public Complaints Reflect Rat Relative Abundance Across Diverse Urban Neighborhoods

Public Complaints Reflect Rat Relative Abundance Across Diverse Urban Neighborhoods

Preventing infestations of rats is crucial for minimizing property damage and the transmission of rat-associated pathogens to humans. Due to the logistical challenges in assessing rat abundance over large areas, public officials must often use the number of public rat complaints to estimate the rela...

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Main Authors: Maureen H. Murray, Rebecca Fyffe, Mason Fidino, Kaylee A. Byers, M. Jazmín Ríos, Matthew P. Mulligan, Seth B. Magle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
brown rat
urban wildlife
rodent abundance
rodent control
public complaints
alley
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00189/full

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