Rapid morphological change in black rats (Rattus rattus) after an island introduction

Rapid morphological change has been shown in rodent populations on islands, including endemic deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus subspp.) on the California Channel Islands. Surprisingly, most of these changes were towards a smaller size. Black rats were introduced to Anacapa Island in the mid-1800s (...

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Autores principales: Pergams, Oliver R.W., Byrn, David, Lee, Kashawneda L.Y., Jackson, Racheal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2015
Materias:
Biodiversity
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780765
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.812

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780765
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.812

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