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Rats never touch the coral, yet on islands where they wiped out the seabirds the whole underwater food chain took another route, and crabs gained the ground the fish lost

An invasive rat may never touch a coral reef, yet it can still change what reef predators find for dinner. New research from the Chagos Archipelago shows that rats suppress seabird colonies, cut a ...
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The Australian Rat That Flips Cane Toads Before Eating Them

The post The Australian Rat That Flips Cane Toads Before Eating Them appeared first on A-Z Animals. Rats are not always viewed in a positive light. Scientists are becoming increasingly aware, however, ...
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Tiny reef fish flourished beside islands filled with seabirds; where rats removed the birds, the entire underwater food chain took another route

Ecosystems work with each other no matter how far or disconnected they are. Animals and birds have impacts on each other's lives and deaths. According to a new study, invasive rats on tropical islands ...
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A new species of fish-eating rat, Ichthyomys, from Venezuela (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

Handley, Charles O. and Mondolfi, Edgardo. 1963. "A new species of fish-eating rat, Ichthyomys, from Venezuela (Rodentia, Cricetidae)." Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 3 ...