No evidence for avoidance of black rat scent by the presumably less competitive Natal multimammate mouse in a choice experiment
L. N. Cuypers, W. L. Cuypers, A. Gildemyn-Blomme, L. Abraham, S. Aertbelien, A. Massawe, B. Borremans, S. Gryseels, H. Leirs
A choice experiment found that Natal multimammate mice do not avoid black rat scent, suggesting scent-based avoidance is not the mechanism for their absence from areas with black rats.
bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2017Zoology