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A systematic scanning method to locate cryptic terrestrial species [PDF]
MethodsXWhen studying wild animals, consideration must be given to potential detrimental effects of the study technique, particularly if techniques may affect behaviour or energy expenditure.
Rachel Findlay-Robinson, Davina L. Hill
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Rodents as potential reservoirs for toroviruses [PDF]
Virology JournalBackground Emerging zoonotic viruses pose a significant threat to global health. The order Nidovirales includes diverse viruses, such as coronaviruses, which are well known for their zoonotic potential.
Jaime Buigues +5 more
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The mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered enigmatic Kazakhstani endemic Selevinia betpakdalaensis (Rodentia: Gliridae) and its phylogenetic relationships with other dormouse species [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDormice (family Gliridae) are an ancient group of rodents. It was fully dominant in the Oligocene and Early Miocene, and its current diversity is represented by a few extant species. A Kazakhstani endemic, the desert dormouse Selevinia betpakdalaensis is
Tatyana V. Petrova +3 more
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Physical and behavioural development of the Japanese dormouse, <em>Glirulus japonicus</em>
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1995 <strong>Abstract</strong> The Japanese dormouse, <em>Glirulus japonicus</em>, is an arboreal, nocturnal hibernating rodent endemic to Japan.
Shusaku Minato
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Affinities among living dormouse genera
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1995 <strong>Abstract</strong> This paper focuses on relationships among the living Palaearctic myoxid genera, excluding the African hystricomorphous graphiurines. Features of the dental occlusal pattern, skull, enamel ultrastructure of the lower
Gerhard Storch
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Biologists commonly use nest boxes to study small arboreal mammals, including the forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula). Hibernating dormouse species often experience pronounced seasonal variations in body mass, which might lead to sampling biases if it is ...
Hesamaddin Farhadi
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Synanthropic trends in Ukrainian dormice [PDF]
Праці Теріологічної школи, 2014 The synanthropic behavior of dormice in Ukraine was investigated. Data from the literature sources and oral reports were analyzed. Signs of synanthropic behavior for fat, forest and common dormice were shown.
Hanna Zaytseva-Anciferova
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Zoodiversity, 2020 We analysed the specifics of age-related variation of tooth crown wear in Dryomys nitedula from Ukraine. The study is based on a morphological sample of 101 specimens (study-skins and skulls), which have been amassed in zoological museums of Ukraine ...
Igor Zagorodniuk +2 more
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Nest box occupancy dynamics by hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in central-western Romania [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2023 The hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius is a vulnerable and protected species that is challenging to study due to its specific way of life. Limited data on its distribution and population parameters are available for Romania.
Eliana Sevianu +2 more
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30 years of Dormouse Monitoring [PDF]
ARPHA Conference Abstracts, 2022 The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) owns a private woodland on the Isle of Wight (IoW) that is managed predominantly for woodland bats, Red Squirrels and Hazel Dormice. Dormice are considered to be widespread across the island in suitable habitat. The IoW is different from the mainland as it has no wild deer species.
White,Ian, Al-Fulaij,Nida, Bower,Laura
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