@article{fdi:010063514,
  title = {{S}patial segregation between invasive and native commensal rodents in an urban environment : a case study in {N}iamey, {N}iger},
  author = {{G}arba, {M}. and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise and {K}adaoure, {I}. and {K}ane, {M}. and {H}ima, {K}. and {V}eran, {S}. and {G}agare, {S}. and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {T}atard, {C}. and {R}ossi, {J}. {P}. and {D}obigny, {G}authier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nvasive rodents have been responsible for the diffusion worldwide of many zoonotic agents, thus representing major threats for public health. {C}ities are important hubs for people and goods exchange and are thus expected to play a pivotal role in invasive commensal rodent dissemination. {Y}et, data about urban rodents' ecology, especially invasive vs. native species interactions, are dramatically scarce. {H}ere, we provide results of an extensive survey of urban rodents conducted in {N}iamey, {N}iger, depicting the early stages of rodent bioinvasions within a city. {W}e explore the species-specific spatial distributions throughout the city using contrasted approaches, namely field sampling, co-occurrence analysis, occupancy modelling and indicator geostatistics. {W}e show that (i) two species (i. e. rural-like vs. truly commensal) assemblages can be identified, and that (ii) within commensal rodents, invasive ({R}attus rattus and {M}us musculus) and native ({M}astomys natalensis) species are spatially segregated. {M}oreover, several pieces of arguments tend to suggest that these exclusive distributions reflect an ongoing native-to-invasive species turn over. {T}he underlying processes as well as the possible consequences for humans are discussed.},
  keywords = {{NIGER}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {e110666},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0110666},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063514},
}