@article{PAR00002075,
  title = {{G}enetic structure of black rat populations in a rural plague focus in {M}adagascar},
  author = {{G}ilabert, {A}ude and {L}oiseau, {A}. and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {R}ahelinirina, {S}. and {R}ahalison, {L}. and {C}hanteau, {S}. and {B}rouat, {C}arine},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he genetic structure of reservoir populations is a key characteristic in understanding the persistence of infectious diseases in natural systems. {I}n the {H}ighlands of {M}adagascar, where plague has persisted since 1920, the black rat, {R}attus rattus ({L}., 1758), is the sole species acting as a reservoir of the disease. {E}cological surveys have shown a clear correlation between the locations of the plague-persistence area in {M}adagascar (above 800 m elevation) and the distribution area of one endemic plague vector, the flea {S}ynopsyllus fonquerniei, which is found exclusively on rats living outdoors. {T}his clear habitat segregation has led to the suggestion that {R}. rattus populations in the central highlands are divided into indoor- and outdoor-dwelling populations. {U}sing eight microsatellite markers, we analysed the genetic structure of {R}. rattus populations living within a human plague focus in relation to habitat and geographic distance. {W}e found that habitat by itself was not a structuring factor, unlike geographic distance. {N}evertheless, the significant genotypic differentiation of {R}. rattus populations that was found at a fine spatial scale might relate to differences in population dynamics between rats in indoor and outdoor habitats.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}anadian {J}ournal of {Z}oology. {R}evue {C}anadienne de {Z}oologie},
  volume = {85},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {965--972},
  ISSN = {0008-4301},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1139/{Z}07-083},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002075},
}