Cover letter
Dear Editor,
You will find hereafter our manuscript “Sharing of space between native and invasive small mammals: Study of a commensal community in Senegal” that presents and analyses data on the distribution of commensal small mammals obtained via intensive trapping operation and habitat description in a series of localities in Senegal. Our aims are i) to describe the community of small mammals living in contact with humans and evaluate the respective share that native and invasive species occupy with this community; ii) to better understand the factors that govern species distribution and co-occurrence using a series of analyses using habitat characteristics gathered at the moment of captures.
We believe that this study represents an original community ecology approach towards the understanding of patterns and processes at work in a group of organisms of particular concern regarding their interactions with humans.
We thank you in advance for your consideration and time on our manuscript
On behalf of all co-authors
Yours sincerely,
Laurent Granjon