scholarly journals Endemic Amami Jay, invasive Small Indian Mongoose, and other alien organisms: a new century investigation of island aliens towards improved ecosystem management

2015 ◽  
Vol 156 (S1) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ishida ◽  
K. Murata ◽  
I. Nishiumi ◽  
Y. Takahashi ◽  
M. Takashi
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

scholarly journals Has the invasive mongoose Herpestes javanicus yet reached the island of Taveuni, Fiji?

Oryx ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig G. Morley
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Herpestes Javanicus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

The Fijian island of Taveuni is being proposed as a potential World Heritage Site because much of its flora and fauna, including many endemic species, remains intact. The greatest threat facing Taveuni's wildlife is a potential incursion by the invasive small Indian mongoose Herpestes javanicus from nearby islands, and anecdotal reports have suggested that the mongoose may already be present. To determine if mongooses were present on Taveuni 40 traps were set in two locations close to the main ports of entry, in typical mongoose habitat. Normally mongooses are easily caught if they are present, but in 204 trap nights none were captured, although eight feral cats and 11 rats were caught. None of the 31 people questioned from around the island had seen the mongoose. A list of seven recommendations is provided for a management strategy to prevent any possible incursion by mongooses and to eradicate any arrivals at the earliest opportunity.

scholarly journals First Report on Detection and Genetic Diversity of Picobirnaviruses in the Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus)

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Alyssa Kleymann ◽  
Anne A.M.J. Becker ◽  
Souvik Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Gene Segment ◽  
Putative Open Reading Frame ◽  
High Genetic Diversity ◽  
Single Strain ◽  
First Report ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

Picobirnaviruses (PBVs), family Picobirnaviridae, are bi-segmented, double-stranded RNA viruses. PBVs are considered opportunistic enteric pathogens. Gene segment-1 of PBV encodes the capsid protein, whilst gene segment-2 codes for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Based on differences in gene segment-2, PBVs are classified into genogroup-I (GI) and GII. Although PBVs have been detected in a wide variety of host species, there are no reports on PBVs from mongoose so far. We report here high rates of detection (35.36%, 29/82) of GI PBVs in fecal samples from the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. Applying a combination of a non-specific primer-based amplification method and conventional RT-PCR using a newly designed primer targeting the 3′-untranslated region (UTR), we could amplify and sequence the complete/nearly complete gene segment-2 of eight mongoose PBV strains. Except for a single strain, the gene segment-2 of the remaining mongoose PBV strains contained the putative open reading frame encoding the RdRp. The gene segment-2/putative RdRps of the mongoose PBV strains retained various features that are conserved in other PBVs (5′- and 3′-terminal nucleotide sequences, bacterial ribosomal binding site sequence in 5′-UTR, and the three domains in putative RdRps). On the other hand, phylogenetic analysis and sequence identities of the putative RdRps revealed high genetic diversity among the mongoose PBV strains and with those of PBVs from other host species. To our knowledge, this is the first report on detection and genetic diversity of PBVs from the mongoose, expanding the host range of PBVs and providing vital insights into the various features and evolution of putative RdRps of PBVs in a new host species.

scholarly journals The globally invasive small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata is likely to spread with climate change

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivien Louppe ◽  
Boris Leroy ◽  
Anthony Herrel ◽  
Géraldine Veron
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

scholarly journals CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT AND RELEASE IN THE SMALL INDIAN MONGOOSE,HERPESTES JAVANICUS

Ecology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 2086-2099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Simberloff ◽  
Tamar Dayan ◽  
Carl Jones ◽  
Go Ogura
Keyword(s):  
Character Displacement ◽  
Herpestes Javanicus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

Genetic divergence in the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), a widely distributed invasive species

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (13) ◽  
pp. 3947-3956 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARL-GUSTAF THULIN ◽  
DANIEL SIMBERLOFF ◽  
ARIJANA BARUN ◽  
GARY MCCRACKEN ◽  
MICHEL PASCAL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose
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