Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight
BACKGROUND: Mus musculus is a pest in urban and rural habitats where it consumes and contaminates food and may transmit diseases to human and domestic animals. Its control by anticoagulants is partially effective because of aversive behaviours and resistance. In this context, we wanted to assess the...
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paper:paper_1526498X_v71_n12_p1599_Busch2023-06-08T16:19:38Z Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight Busch, Maria Burroni, Nora Edith Aversive behaviour Foraging activity Mus musculus Odours Pest Predators anticoagulant artificial diet captivity commensal disease transmission feces felid foraging behavior odor pest species predator repellent rodent urine Animalia Felidae Felis catus Mus musculus Rodentia animal appetite Argentina avoidance behavior cat chemistry feces Felidae female light male moon mouse odor pest control physiology predation procedures radiation response urine Animals Appetitive Behavior Argentina Avoidance Learning Cats Feces Felidae Female Light Male Mice Moon Odors Pest Control Predatory Behavior Urine BACKGROUND: Mus musculus is a pest in urban and rural habitats where it consumes and contaminates food and may transmit diseases to human and domestic animals. Its control by anticoagulants is partially effective because of aversive behaviours and resistance. In this context, we wanted to assess the potential of the use of predator odours as repellents in experimental feeding trials using urine and faeces of domestic cats and faeces of geoffroyi cat, a wild small felid that is one of the main rodent predators in the study area. We also assessed the effect of previous experience and moonlight on foraging activity. RESULTS: We did not find an aversive response to cat odours in Mus musculus individuals. There was a trend to consume food in the same feeding stations over time, and the visit rate was lower in periods with high moonlight than in periods with low moonlight. CONCLUSIONS: Predator odours did not seem to be useful as rodent repellents, but maintaining illumination may lower rodent foraging activity. As rodents maintain their feeding sites over time, toxic baits may be more efficiently placed at sites previously known to be used by rodents. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry. Fil:Busch, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Burroni, N.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1526498X_v71_n12_p1599_Busch http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1526498X_v71_n12_p1599_Busch |
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Aversive behaviour Foraging activity Mus musculus Odours Pest Predators anticoagulant artificial diet captivity commensal disease transmission feces felid foraging behavior odor pest species predator repellent rodent urine Animalia Felidae Felis catus Mus musculus Rodentia animal appetite Argentina avoidance behavior cat chemistry feces Felidae female light male moon mouse odor pest control physiology predation procedures radiation response urine Animals Appetitive Behavior Argentina Avoidance Learning Cats Feces Felidae Female Light Male Mice Moon Odors Pest Control Predatory Behavior Urine |
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Aversive behaviour Foraging activity Mus musculus Odours Pest Predators anticoagulant artificial diet captivity commensal disease transmission feces felid foraging behavior odor pest species predator repellent rodent urine Animalia Felidae Felis catus Mus musculus Rodentia animal appetite Argentina avoidance behavior cat chemistry feces Felidae female light male moon mouse odor pest control physiology predation procedures radiation response urine Animals Appetitive Behavior Argentina Avoidance Learning Cats Feces Felidae Female Light Male Mice Moon Odors Pest Control Predatory Behavior Urine Busch, Maria Burroni, Nora Edith Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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Aversive behaviour Foraging activity Mus musculus Odours Pest Predators anticoagulant artificial diet captivity commensal disease transmission feces felid foraging behavior odor pest species predator repellent rodent urine Animalia Felidae Felis catus Mus musculus Rodentia animal appetite Argentina avoidance behavior cat chemistry feces Felidae female light male moon mouse odor pest control physiology predation procedures radiation response urine Animals Appetitive Behavior Argentina Avoidance Learning Cats Feces Felidae Female Light Male Mice Moon Odors Pest Control Predatory Behavior Urine |
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BACKGROUND: Mus musculus is a pest in urban and rural habitats where it consumes and contaminates food and may transmit diseases to human and domestic animals. Its control by anticoagulants is partially effective because of aversive behaviours and resistance. In this context, we wanted to assess the potential of the use of predator odours as repellents in experimental feeding trials using urine and faeces of domestic cats and faeces of geoffroyi cat, a wild small felid that is one of the main rodent predators in the study area. We also assessed the effect of previous experience and moonlight on foraging activity. RESULTS: We did not find an aversive response to cat odours in Mus musculus individuals. There was a trend to consume food in the same feeding stations over time, and the visit rate was lower in periods with high moonlight than in periods with low moonlight. CONCLUSIONS: Predator odours did not seem to be useful as rodent repellents, but maintaining illumination may lower rodent foraging activity. As rodents maintain their feeding sites over time, toxic baits may be more efficiently placed at sites previously known to be used by rodents. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry. |
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Busch, Maria Burroni, Nora Edith |
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Busch, Maria Burroni, Nora Edith |
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Busch, Maria |
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Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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foraging activity of commensal mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight |
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2015 |
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