Assessing the risk of invasion of species in the pet trade in Brazil

• Published in: Perspectives in ecology and conservation Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 38 - 42
• Main Authors: da Rosa, Clarissa Alves, Zenni, Rafael, Ziller, Sílvia R., de Almeida Curi, Nelson, Passamani, Marcelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.01.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: biodiversity conservation; Biological invasions; Brazil; ecological invasion; Exotic species; imports; Introduced mammals; invasive species; Non-native; pets; risk analysis; rodents; screening; Brazil; Biological invasions; Exotic species; Introduced mammals; Non-native

•Six mammal pet species were assessed, all resulting in very high risk of invasion.•Rodents resulted the highest risk level among our analyses.•Reproductive traits account for the major part of the high risk of evaluated species.•Food group and ecological interactions were the main traits increasing...