2015
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/61.4.781
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Why not to avoid the smell of danger? Unexpected behavior of the Cypriot mouse surviving on the island invaded by black rats

Abstract: Mus cypriacus is a recently discovered endemic species that evolved about half a million years ago on the Cyprus Island in an absence of most mammalian predators and competitors. As on other Mediterranean islands, the faunal composition was dramatically changed by the invasion of commensal and domestic species following Holocene colonization by humans. We examined the behavioral responses of the Cypriot mouse to the odors of these new competitors (black and Norway rat, house mouse and spiny-mouse) and predator… Show more

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“…No reaction to feral cat odor was also observed in small marsupials and murids (e.g., yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes , and ash-grey mouse, Pseudomys albocinereus ) even though these species have coexisted for more than 200 years 16 . Similarly, the Cypriot mouse ( Mus cypriacus ) did not avoid the odor of its relatively recent main competitor and known predator, the black rat ( Rattus rattus ), whereas it avoided the scent of a domestic cat 17 . It is possible that an aversive response towards predator odors might only occur if the predator and prey share a long evolutionary history and, therefore, the prey becomes genetically programmed to avoid the odors of sympatric predators 18 (interestingly, a decline in risk-sensitive behavior of prey species seems to be a rapid response to the predator population decline 19 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No reaction to feral cat odor was also observed in small marsupials and murids (e.g., yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes , and ash-grey mouse, Pseudomys albocinereus ) even though these species have coexisted for more than 200 years 16 . Similarly, the Cypriot mouse ( Mus cypriacus ) did not avoid the odor of its relatively recent main competitor and known predator, the black rat ( Rattus rattus ), whereas it avoided the scent of a domestic cat 17 . It is possible that an aversive response towards predator odors might only occur if the predator and prey share a long evolutionary history and, therefore, the prey becomes genetically programmed to avoid the odors of sympatric predators 18 (interestingly, a decline in risk-sensitive behavior of prey species seems to be a rapid response to the predator population decline 19 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A typical example of a species able to colonize urban environments and adopt a commensal lifestyle is the black rat ( Rattus rattus ). Additionally, the black rat has a specific relationship to humans and a long history of commensalism (Frynta, Balad’ová, Eliášová, Lišková, & Landová, 2015; McCormick, 2003). In a comprehensive review by Capizzi, Bertolino, and Mortelliti (2014), the black rat was ranked as the most severe rodent pest, a generalist with geographically widespread impact.…”
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