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The lives of creatures obscure, misunderstood, and wonderful: a volume in honour of Ken Aplin 1958–2019. In Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin, ed. Julien Louys, Sue O’Connor, and Kristofer M. Helgen

open access: yesRecords of the Australian Museum, 2020
[Excerpt] He was always a modest man, but Ken was a genius and the toughest man we knew. He was also extraordinarily generous of spirit. The way he gave of himself, his time, and his hard-won stores of knowledge, was legendary amongst his friends and ...
Kristofer M. Helgen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small mammals feeding on hypogeous fungi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The spores stay viable after passing through the animal gut, and in some cases their ability to germinate and form mycorrhiza is enhanced after leaving the intestine.
Połatyńska, Małgorzata
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Distribution and Infestation of Gamasid Mite Androlaelaps fahrenholzi (Haemolaelaps glasgowi) on Small Mammals Across Five Provincial Regions of Southwest China. [PDF]

open access: yesVet Med Sci
Androlaelaps fahrenhoizi, a potential vector of zoonotic diseases, is widely distributed in southwest China, predominantly infesting A. agrarius mice. The mite infestation is aggregated, and has environmental heterogeneity and age bias of hosts. Abundant A.
Zhu XJ, Li YN, Guo XG, Ren TG.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mammal endemism In Italy: A review [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Notes on taxonomy and captive development of the Rattus andamanensis (Blyth, 1860) (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Andamans, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
Studies on mammalian fauna from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been done by various researchers but meager information is available on rodent fauna from these Islands.  Morphometric and cranial details of fresh specimens of one of the rodent species,
S. S. Talmale, T. Bharathimeena
doaj   +1 more source

Uncovering the diversity of endemic Ethiopian fauna: complete mitochondrial genomes of four Lophuromys species (Rodentia, Muridae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
Complete mitochondrial genomes of four species of Ethiopian speckled brush-furred rats Lophuromys (L. chrysopus, L. menageshae, L. melanonyx, and L. simensis) were assembled for the first time.
Valeria A. Komarova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of environmental factors on the abundance variations of two native rodents in agricultural systems of Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Our aim was to assess the effect of environmental factors on short temporal abundance variations of the two most abundant native rodents of agricultural agroecosystems, Akodon azarae and Calomys laucha.
Busch, Maria   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The impact of fire on habitat use by the short-snouted elephant shrew ('Elephantulus brachyrhynchus') in North West Province, South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Several studies have investigated the response of small mammal populations to fire, but few have investigated behavioural responses to habitat modification. In this study we investigated the impact of fire on home range, habitat use and activity patterns
ARNOLD   +46 more
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Fossil Uromys (Rodentia: Murinae) from central Queensland, with a description of a new Middle Pleistocene species. In Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin, ed. Julien Louys, Sue O’Connor, and Kristofer M. Helgen

open access: yesRecords of the Australian Museum, 2020
The first fossil species of Uromys (Giant Naked-tailed Rats) is described, as well as the southern-most records of the genus based on palaeontological data. Uromys aplini sp. nov. lived during the Middle Pleistocene in the area around Mount Etna, eastern
Jonathan Cramb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial genome of marmoset rats Hapalomys delacouri (Rodentia: Muridae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The marmoset rats (Hapalomys delacouri) is a rarely investigated rodent. It occupies important ecological niche and phylogenetic position. The complete mitochondrial genome of H.
Bin Zhang, Xuelong Jiang
doaj   +1 more source

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