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A comparison of four different methods to estimate population size of Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Obtaining reliable information on animal abundance in mountainous landscapes is challenging. Highly heterogeneous habitats tend to reduce detection probabilities, and the three-dimensional, rugged nature of the terrain poses severe limits to the ...
Bertolini, Matteo   +4 more
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Burrow characteristics and ecological significance of Marmota himalayana in the northeastern Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Burrows provide burrowing animals with a place to hibernate, reproduce, and avoid predators and harsh weather conditions and thus have a vital impact on their survival.
Shulin Wang, F. Hou
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy of Marmot Brown Fat in Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis

open access: yesCentral Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Objectives: The brown fat of marmots is called "human meat" among Mongolian people because they abstain from eating it. Our experimental study is the first academic-based study to investigate the effect of marmot brown fat (MBF) on acute pancreatitis (AP)
Nyamdorj Dagdanbazar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological, evolutionary and social constraints on reproductive effort: are hoary marmots really biennial breeders? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Biennial breeding is a rare life-history trait observed in animal species living in harsh, unproductive environments. This reproductive pattern is thought to occur in 10 of 14 species in the genus Marmota, making marmots useful model organisms for ...
Vijay P Patil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmentally induced phenotypic variation in wild yellow-bellied marmots [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We thank all the marmoteers who helped in data collection and 2 anonymous reviewers who helped us to clarify our message. AM-C was supported by a Fulbright Fellowship, and JGAM was supported by Fond Québécois de Recherche sur la Nature et les ...
Armitage, Kenneth B.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental, social, morphological, and behavioral constraints on opportunistic multiple paternity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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Blumstein, Daniel T.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A Study of Oribatid Mites as Potential Intermediate Hosts of Anoplocephalid Tapeworms of Tatra chamois and Tatra marmots from the Tatra Mountains, Central Europe, and Report of a New Intermediate Host for Andrya cuniculi, the Parasite of Leporidae

open access: yesLife, 2023
Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica (Blahout 1972)) and Tatra marmot (Marmota marmota latirostris (Kratochvíl 1961)) are significant endemic subspecies of the subalpine and alpine ranges of the Tatra Mountains in Central Europe.
Alexandra Jászayová   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of boldness and docility in yellow-bellied marmots [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Alejandro, Vanessa   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Suitability study for the alpine marmot (<em>Marmota marmota marmota</em>) reintroduction on the Grigne massif (Come Province, Lombardia, Italy)

open access: yesHystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1997
<strong>Abstract</strong> The Alpine Marmot (<em>Marmota marmota marmota</em>) is widespread all over the eastern side of Como's province (NW Italy), with the exception of the Grigne massif, Mount Resegone and Mount Due Mani ...
Marco Cantini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic basis of between-individual and within-individual variance of docility [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Funded by Alces Software UCLA Academic Senate Division of Life Sciences National Geographic Society National Science Foundation. Grant Numbers: IDBR-0754247, DEB-1119660, DBI-0242960, DBI-0731346 University of Aberdeen Data deposited at Dryad: doi:10 ...
Blumstein, D T   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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