Scobie, KathrynRahelinirina, SoanandrasanaSoarimalala, VoahangyAndriamiarimanana, Fehivola MandanirinaRahaingosoamamitiana, CorinneRandriamoria, TokyRahajandraibe, SoloandryLambin, XavierRajerison, MinoarisoaTelfer, Sandra2024-01-112024-01-112024-01Scobie, K, Rahelinirina, S, Soarimalala, V, Andriamiarimanana, F M, Rahaingosoamamitiana, C, Randriamoria, T, Rahajandraibe, S, Lambin, X, Rajerison, M & Telfer, S 2024, 'Reproductive ecology of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar : the influence of density-dependent and -independent effects', Integrative zoology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 66-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.127501749-4869ORCID: /0000-0003-4643-2653/work/140426559ORCID: /0000-0002-9596-0711/work/166225418https://hdl.handle.net/2164/22531Funding Information: We are grateful to the technical and research staff from the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar and Association Vahatra for fieldwork assistance during this study. K.S. was supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) under the EastBio DTP [grant number BB/M010996/1]. This work was also supported by the Wellcome Trust [095171/Z/10/Z]; the Medical Research Council [MR/T029862/1]; and by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (using the UK's Official Development Assistance [ODA] Funding) and Wellcome [219532/Z/19/Z] under the NIHR‐Wellcome Partnership for Global Health Research. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Wellcome, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care. For the purpose of Open Access, the authors have applied a CC BY license to any author accepted manuscript version arising. Research Funding Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) under the East-Bio DTP. Grant Number: BB/M010996/1 Wellcome TrustBiotechnology. Grant Number: 095171/Z/10/Z the Medical Research Council. Grant Number: MR/T029862/1 the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) UK’s Official Development Assistance [ODA] Wellcome. Grant Number: 219532/Z/19/Z211292131engSDG 2 - Zero HungerSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingMadagascarRattus rattusreproductive ecologyrodent controlQL ZoologyQH301 BiologyAnimal Science and ZoologyBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/M010996/1Wellcome Trust095171/Z/10/Z219532/Z/19/ZMedical Research Council (MRC)MR/T029862/1National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)Supplementary DataQLQH301Journal article10.1111/1749-4877.12750http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165099222&partnerID=8YFLogxK191