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mBio, 2021 Animals that are natural carriers of pathogens that cause human diseases commonly manifest little or no sickness as a consequence of infection.
Gabriela Balderrama-Gutierrez +8 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 Mice belonging to the genus Peromyscus are one of the most important reservoirs of tick‐borne pathogens in the United States. However, the composition and abundance of Peromyscus species may vary geographically.
Ryan T. Larson +5 more
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Interspecific variation in cooperative burrowing behavior by Peromyscus mice
Evolution Letters, 2022 Animals often adjust their behavior according to social context, but the capacity for such behavioral flexibility can vary among species. Here, we test for interspecific variation in behavioral flexibility by comparing burrowing behavior across three ...
Nicole L. Bedford +6 more
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Experimental Infection of Peromyscus Species Rodents with Sin Nombre Virus
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We demonstrate that 6 distinct Peromyscus rodent species are permissive to experimental infection with Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV). Viral RNA and SNV antibodies were detected in members of all 6 species. P.
Kaye Quizon +9 more
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Phylogeographic Structure of the White-Footed Mouse and the Deer Mouse, Two Lyme Disease Reservoir Hosts in Québec. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Modification of a species range is one of many consequences of climate change and is driving the emergence of Lyme disease in eastern Canada. The primary reservoir host of the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, is the white ...
Jessica Fiset +3 more
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Estrogen Receptor Alpha Distribution and Expression in the Social Neural Network of Monogamous and Polygynous Peromyscus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 In microtine and dwarf hamsters low levels of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST) and medial amygdala (MeA) play a critical role in the expression of social monogamy in males, which is characterized by high ...
Bruce S Cushing
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Photoperiod mediated changes in olfactory bulb neurogenesis and olfactory behavior in male white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Brain plasticity, in relation to new adult mammalian neurons generated in the subgranular zone of the hippocampus, has been well described. However, the functional outcome of new adult olfactory neurons born in the subventricular zone of the lateral ...
James C Walton +3 more
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Ecosphere, 2022 Rodents can influence the succession and assembly of plant communities by preying on and dispersing seeds. Using a seed tray experiment with three common seeds, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), red maple (Acer rubrum), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga ...
Nicholas B. Moore +2 more
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Ectoparasites of Isle Royale, Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Isle Royale National Park is a rocky archipelago of approximately 200 islands and islets in northwestern Lake Superior. Politically it belongs to the State of Michigan situated 50 miles to the southeast.
Johnson, Wendel J., Wilson, Nixon
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Additional Siphonaptera Records From Small Mammals in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan [PDF]
, 2018 Fleas were collected from mammals during the period 1990-1992 in two upper peninsula counties. Identified specimens were compared to existing distribution records for both parasite and host. Only those records which are newly documented for county, upper
Lederle, Patrick E, Scharf, William C
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