Genetic engineering to eradicate invasive mice on islands: modeling the efficiency and ecological impacts

Abstract Invasive rodents are usually eradicated from islands through the application of chemical toxicants that can harm surrounding ecosystems. A recently proposed alternative involves engineering a house mouse (Mus musculus) to carry a genetic construct that would cause a majority of its offsprin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gregory A. Backus, Kevin Gross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-12-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Mus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1589