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Is nesting in closed nestboxes advantageous for the European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)?

open access: yesAvian Research, 2021
Background The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) is eurytopic in its choice of nest site, which can be either half-open or closed, and situated either on the ground or at a height of several meters.
Rimvydas Juškaitis
doaj   +1 more source

Nest sites used for daytime rest in urban Garden Dormice (Eliomys quercinus) in Wiesbaden, Germany [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Garden Dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) populations have declined by 50% throughout Europe over the last 30 years. They are increasingly found in German cities, but little is known about their urban lifestyle. A radiotelemetry study was performed in the city
Sommer,Franziska   +7 more
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Habitat preferences of hazel dormice Muscardinus avellanarius and the effects of tree-felling on their movement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Modern management of multifunctional woodlands must address many and various demands, including for recreation, timber production and the conservation of biodiversity.
J Bennie (13358430)   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Distribution data of the dormice species in Romania: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
All four species of dormice present in Romania are listed as Vulnerable in the Romanian Red Book of Vertebrates and are protected by national laws. Even though they are important bioindicators of the condition of forest habitats, little is known about ...
Chișamera, Gabriel   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Major plasma phospholipid fatty acids (mole%) in dormice during summer and torpor. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Major plasma phospholipid fatty acids (mole%) in dormice during summer and torpor.
Martin Engvall (10315771)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Another one bites the dust: pollutants and pesticides in Garden Dormice found dead [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Persistent organic pollutants, pesticides and biocides have a harmful impact on biological diversity. Besides short-term toxic effects on directly exposed organisms, they can have long-term effects resulting in changes of habitats and food chains.
Famira-Parcsetich, Eva Marie   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Enzyme indices illustrating putative activities of desaturases and elongases in bears and dormice. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Enzyme indices illustrating putative activities of desaturases and elongases in bears and dormice.
Martin Engvall (10315771)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Physiological, Behavioral, and Life-History Adaptations to Environmental Fluctuations in the Edible Dormouse

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
The edible dormouse (Glis glis, formerly Myoxus glis) is a small arboreal mammal inhabiting deciduous forests in Europe. This rodent shows behavioral and physiological adaptations to three types of environmental fluctuations: (i) predictable seasonal ...
Thomas Ruf, Claudia Bieber
doaj   +1 more source

Implications of being born late in the active season for growth, fattening, torpor use, winter survival and fecundity

open access: yeseLife, 2018
For hibernators, being born late in the active season may have important effects on growth and fattening, hence on winter survival and reproduction.
Britta Mahlert   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

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