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The Norway Rat History of Invasion Rat species were unintentionally introduced to North America and Puerto Rico as “stowaways” in the bilges of ships arriving from Europe. The earliest mentioning of rats in Puerto Ri
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Document Date: 2013-03-25 14:05:02


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Rio Piedras / /

Continent

North America / Europe / /

Country

Puerto Rico / Norway / United States / /

Event

Extinction / /

Facility

Louisiana State University / University of California at Davis / International Institute of Tropical Forestry / /

IndustryTerm

abundant food / food / /

NaturalFeature

Caribbean National Forest / /

Organization

University of California / International Institute of Tropical Forestry / USDA Forest Service / Forest Service / Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology / Graduate Faculty / Louisiana State University / /

Person

Desley Whisson / /

ProvinceOrState

Louisiana / California / /

PublishedMedium

Natural History / /

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