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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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Documento: Artículo
Título:Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight
Autor:Busch, M.; Burroni, N.E.
Filiación:Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
IEGEBA (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - UBA), Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave: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
Año:2015
Volumen:71
Número:12
Página de inicio:1599
Página de fin:1604
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3962
Título revista:Pest Management Science
Título revista abreviado:Pest Manage. Sci.
ISSN:1526498X
CODEN:PMSCF
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1526498X_v71_n12_p1599_Busch

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Busch, M. & Burroni, N.E. (2015) . Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight. Pest Management Science, 71(12), 1599-1604.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3962
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Busch, M., Burroni, N.E. "Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight" . Pest Management Science 71, no. 12 (2015) : 1599-1604.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3962
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Busch, M., Burroni, N.E. "Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight" . Pest Management Science, vol. 71, no. 12, 2015, pp. 1599-1604.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3962
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Busch, M., Burroni, N.E. Foraging activity of commensal Mus musculus in semi-captivity conditions. Effect of predator odours, previous experience and moonlight. Pest Manage. Sci. 2015;71(12):1599-1604.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3962