@article{fdi:010077749,
  title = {{N}ative and invasive small mammals in urban habitats along the commercial axis connecting {B}enin and {N}iger, {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{H}ima, {K}. and {H}ouemenou, {G}. and {B}adou, {S}. and {G}arba, {M}. and {D}ossou, {H}. {J}. and {E}tougbetche, {J}. and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {A}rtige, {E}. and {F}ossati, {O}dile and {G}agare, {S}. and {D}obigny, {G}authier and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ased on compiled small mammal trapping data collected over 12 years from {B}enin and {N}iger (3701 individual records from 66 sampling sites), located in mainland {A}frica, we here describe the small mammal community assemblage in urban habitats along the commercial axis connecting the two countries, from the seaport of {C}otonou to the {S}ahelian hinterland, with a particular focus on invasive species. {I}n doing so, we document extant species distributions, which highlight the risks of continuing the range expansion of three synanthropic invasive rodent species, namely black rats ({R}attus rattus), brown rats ({R}. norvegicus), and house mice ({M}us musculus). {U}sing various diversity estimates and community ecology approaches, we detect a latitudinal gradient of species richness that significantly decreased {N}orthward. {W}e show that shrews ({C}rocidura) represent a very important component of micro-mammal fauna in {W}est {A}frican towns and villages, especially at lower latitudes. {W}e also demonstrate that invasive and native synanthropic rodents do not distribute randomly in {W}est {A}frica, which suggests that invasive species dynamics and history differ markedly, and that they involve gradual, as well as human-mediated, long distance dispersal. {P}atterns of segregation are also observed between native {M}astomys natalensis and invasive rats {R}. rattus and {R}. norvegicus, suggesting potential native-to-invasive species turn over. {C}onsequences of such processes, especially in terms of public health, are discussed.},
  keywords = {synanthropic rodents ; biological invasion ; community ecology ; {R}attus ; {M}us ; {W}est {A}frica ; {BENIN} ; {NIGER}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}iversity},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {art. 238 [20 p.]},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3390/d11120238},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077749},
}