Are introduced rats (Rattus rattus) both seed predators and dispersers in Hawaii?

By A. Shiels, D. Drake. Biological Invasions, 2011

146 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Ecology

1. A. Shiels
2. Stephen M. Mosher
3. César A. Flores
4. A. Khamsing
5. Paul D. Krushelnycky
6. N. Beckman
7. W. Pitt
8. Haldre S. Rogers

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. A. Shiels
2. Stephen M. Mosher
3. N. Beckman
4. César A. Flores
5. Haldre S. Rogers
6. A. Khamsing
7. Paul D. Krushelnycky
8. D. Drake

Citations in the corpus

• Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 11. Rattus rattus, the Black Rat (Rodentia: Muridae) (2014, background): “Extending prior captive feeding trials with R. rattus and A. moluccana (Shiels 2011, Shiels and Drake 2011) showed that several R. rattus gnawed the seed coats without penetrating them (A.B.S., unpubl. data).”
• Dietary niche differentiation among three species of invasive rodents (Rattus rattus, R. exulans, Mus musculus) (2013, methodology): “These rodents consume both plants and animals in Hawaii (Sugihara 1997; Cole et al. 2000; Shiels and Drake 2011; Pender et al. in press).”
• Consequences of Seed Dispersal for Plant Recruitment in Tropical Forests: Interactions Within the Seedscape (2013, background): “For exam- ple, granivores, such as rats, may contribute to secondary dispersal of seeds, despite typically being considered seed predators (Adler & Kestell 1998, Wells & Bagchi 2005, Shiels & Drake 2011).”