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Matthew A. Combs

Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceORCID 0000-0003-1928-2485Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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EcologyEvolutionary ApplicationsPeer-reviewedApr 1, 2026

The LAST mile: Evaluating genetic biocontrol as a supplemental tool for eradicating invasive rodents on islands

Ayşegül C. Birand, Bruce A. Hay, Matthew A. Combs…·Antoinette J. Piaggio

This study evaluates genetic biocontrol methods as supplements to toxicant-based eradication of invasive rodents on islands, finding Gravid Lethal to be effective under certain strategies.

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mousesimulation

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 26, 2025

Subways, zoning and social factors influence the dispersal and genetic connectivity of an iconic urban pest, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) across a complex cityscape

Matthew A. Combs, Jason Munshi‐South

This study examines how subway systems, zoning, and social factors affect genetic connectivity and dispersal of brown rats in Manhattan.

DOI 10.1101/2025.04.26.650778

ratDNA methylation

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