This research project consists of multiple chapters which are linked below for further information. 

1 Michael H. Parsons, 2 Michael A. Deutsch, & 3 Jason Munshi-South

1Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458 2Arror Exterminating Company Inc., Lynbrook, NY 11563 3Department of Biological Sciences and the Louis Calder Center—Biological Field Station, Fordham University, Armonk, NY 10504

Project overview and summary 

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Chapter 1: Trends in urban rat ecology: a framework to define the prevailing knowledge gaps and incentives for academia, pest management professionals (PMPs) and public health agencies to participate

Michael H. Parsons (Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University), Peter B. Banks (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia), Michael A. Deustch (Medical and Applied Entomology, Arrow Exterminating Company, Inc. Lynbrook, NY, United States), Robert F. Corrigan (RMC Pest Management Consulting), Jason Munshi-South (Department of Biological Sciences and the Louis Calder Center—Biological Field Station, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, United States)

Chapter 2: Differential responses by urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) toward male or female-produced scents in sheltered and high-risk presentations

Michael H. Parsons (Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University), Michael A. Deustch (Medical and Applied Entomology, Arrow Exterminating Company, Inc. Lynbrook, NY, United States), Dani Dumitriu (Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, the Zuckerman Institute, and the Columbia Population Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA), Jason Munshi-South (Department of Biological Sciences and the Louis Calder Center—Biological Field Station, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, United States)

Chapter 3:Temporal and space-use changes by rats in response to predation by feral cats in an urban ecosystem

Michael H. Parsons (Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University), Peter B. Banks (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia), Michael A. Deustch (Medical and Applied Entomology, Arrow Exterminating Company, Inc. Lynbrook, NY, United States), Jason Munshi-South (Department of Biological Sciences and the Louis Calder Center—Biological Field Station, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, United States)

Chapter 4: An RFID field bioassay to establish the evocative response of female Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) scents on adult male, female and juvenile conspecifics