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Gene dynamics of toll-like receptor 4 through a population bottleneck in an insular population of water voles (Arvicola amphibius) [PDF]
, 2015 Acknowledgments We would like to thank all colleagues who have contributed to fieldwork and sampling during this study. We would especially like to thank Marius Wenzel and Sandra Telfer for collaboration with different aspects of the study, and Dave ...
Douglas, Alex +3 more
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Natural History Sciences, 2014 Relativamente ad una area protetta della bassa pianura lodigiana (Riserva naturale di Monticchie, Lodi), è stata ottenuta una check-list di mammiferi su un arco temporale relativamente ampio (1985-2012). La lista (39 specie) comprende alcuni taxa rari e
Vincenzo Ferri +2 more
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Diversity, 2022 Ixodes apronophorus Schulze, 1924, the marsh tick, belongs to a group of so-called “neglected” ixodid ticks, which remain underexplored compared to the most well-studied species of the genus Ixodes (I. ricinus, I. persulcatus).
Alfried V. Karimov +3 more
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Multi-scale processes in metapopulations : Contributions of stage structure, rescue effect, and correlated extinctions [PDF]
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Elston, David A. +2 more
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Whisker touch sensing guides locomotion in small, quadrupedal mammals [PDF]
, 2018 All small mammals have prominent facial whiskers that they employ as tactile sensors to guide navigation and foraging in complex habitats. Nocturnal, arboreal mammals tend to have the longest and most densely packed whiskers, and semi-aquatic mammals ...
Breakell, V. +2 more
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Urban grasslands support threatened water voles [PDF]
, 2017 Urbanisation is often linked with habitat loss and a reduction in species richness but some species may be able to adapt to urban environments. Water voles Arvicola amphibius, a rapidly declining species in the UK, have recently been recorded in isolated
Clark, Tyler J. +6 more
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First identification of Echinococcus multilocularis in rodent intermediate hosts in Sweden
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2016 Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic tapeworm with a sylvatic lifecycle and an expanding range in Europe. Monitoring efforts following its first identification in 2011 in Sweden have focused on the parasite's definitive host, the red fox (Vulpes ...
Andrea L. Miller +7 more
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Natural History Sciences, 2022 In this study we improved the knowledge about terrestrial mammals (excluding Chiroptera) of the 'Lago di Tarsia' Regional Nature Reserve (Special Conservation Area; Cosenza; Southern Italy), collecting a large amount both of direct and indirect original
Agostino Brusco +3 more
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Mammal endemism In Italy: A review [PDF]
, 2018 Although there are various checklists of Italian mammals, there is not yet a synthesis of those mammals that are endemic to Italy. Therefore, we provide for the first time a detailed review on Italian mammal endemic species including endemic taxa ...
Amori, Giovanni, Castiglia, Riccardo
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Grazing by sheep Ovis aries reduces island populations of water voles Arvicola amphibius
Fauna Norvegica, 2014 The population of water voles Arvicola amphibius was surveyed on 21 islands in the Solvær archipelago, northern Norway, in August 2012; 11 islands with semi-wild domestic sheep Ovis aries and 10 islands without sheep. Signs from water voles are very easy
Karl Frafjord
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