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Guy Musser
Archbold Curator Emeritus Vertebrate Zoology and Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, U.S.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: UC IPM - Home and Landscape - Rats. | Oct 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution - Reconsidering the War on Rats: What We Know From Over a Century of Research Into Municipal Rat Management. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Rats use memory confidence to guide decisions (PDF). | Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Australian Museum - Is it a rat? | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry - Rats. | Sep 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: New York State - Department of Health - Controlling the Rat - A Community Effort. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Rats. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Biology and Diseases of Rats. | Sep 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Rats and Their Different Types. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: OneKind - Rat. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: PETA - Kids - 12 Fascinating Facts About Mice and Rats. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Rats. | Aug 25, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Nov 26, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Rat Snake. | Apr 28, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Rat. | Apr 28, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: UC IPM - Home and Landscape - Rats. | May 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Rat. | May 15, 2013 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 15, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Rat. | Mar 11, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 27, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 23, 1999 |
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