Control region; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Mus musculus; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus; Democratic Republic Congo; Kinshasa; Ville de Kinshasa; Rattus; Rodentia
Abstract :
[en] The threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the world's biodiversity, yet no national strategy exists to deal with the growing number of invasive alien species. Amongst these are the house mouse and ship and Norwegian rats. By comparing our result to published data, we show that species were possibly introduced into the DRC via two routes. The first is via the western seaport at Kinshasa where specimens of M. m. domesticus and R. rattus on the western and northwestern side of the DRC show ties with European haplotypes. The second is via the east where specimens of R. rattus appear linked to Arab and southeast Asian haplotypes. Future work should consider more comprehensive sampling throughout the DRC to more accurately investigate the occurrence of invasive species throughout the country as well as extend sampling to other African countries.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Kaleme, P. K.; Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Congo
Bates, J. M.; Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States
Belesi, H. K.; Laboratory of Forest Resource Management, Department of Environment, University of Kinshasa, Congo
Bowie, R. C. K.; Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, United States
Gambalemoke, M.; Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Congo
Kerbis-Peterhans, J.; Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States, College of Professional Studies, Roosevelt University, Chicago, United States
Michaux, Johan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique et physiologie des microalgues
Mwanga, J. M.; Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Congo
Ndara, B. R.; Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Congo
Taylor, P. J.; Department of Ecology and Resource Management, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa
Van Vuuren, B. J.; Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Language :
English
Title :
Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the democratic Republic of Congo
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