@article{fdi:010064848, title = {{R}ange expansion of the invasive house mouse {M}us musculus domesticus in {S}enegal, {W}est {A}frica : a synthesis of trapping data over three decades, 1983-2014}, author = {{D}alecky, {A}mbroise and {B}a, {K}. and {P}iry, {S}. and {L}ippens, {C}. and {D}iagne, {C}. {A}. and {K}ane, {M}. and {S}ow, {A}. and {D}iallo, {M}. and {N}iang, {Y}. and {K}onecny, {A}. and {S}arr, {N}. and {A}rtige, {E}. and {C}harbonnel, {N}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {B}rouat, {C}arine}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he worldwide intensification of human-associated exchanges favours the multiplication of biological invasions. {A}mong mammals, rodent species, including the house mouse {M}us musculus, are identified as major invaders with profound impacts on native biodiversity, human health and activities. {T}hough contemporary rodent invasions are described on several islands, there are few data describing ongoing house mouse invasions in continental areas. {W}e first outline the known picture of the distribution of the house mouse in {A}frica. {W}e then describe the ongoing range expansion of the house mouse in {S}enegal, in order to update its distribution area, assess the location of the invasion front, describe the spatio-temporal dynamics of the invasion at the country scale and evaluate its impact on native small mammal communities. {W}e briefly review the worldwide status of the house mouse, with special focus on its situation in {A}frica. {F}ocusing on {S}enegal, we then use historical records and a large body of spatio-temporal indoor trapping data obtained from small mammal communities over the last 30 years to analyse the invasion dynamics of the subspecies at the scale of the country. {T}he geographic range of the invasive house mouse is surprisingly poorly known in {A}frica. {I}n {S}enegal, we document a large range expansion of the subspecies in human settlements over the whole country within the last 30 years. {T}he invasion is still ongoing further east and south within the country, and has major consequences for small mammal communities and thus probably for risks associated with zoonotic diseases.}, keywords = {biological invasion ; commensalism ; community ecology ; rodent ; species ; richness ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}ammal {R}eview}, volume = {45}, numero = {3}, pages = {176--190}, ISSN = {0305-1838}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1111/mam.12043}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064848}, }