Dominant deer mice show the importance of abundance in competition
Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract Detecting competitive interactions is important for predicting species responses to environmental change but remains challenging, especially over large scales. Modern coexistence theory predicts that reduced ecological trait overlap promotes coexistence through stabilizing mechanisms, while fitness differences generate competitive asymmetries.
Arielle W. Parsons +2 more
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Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract While roads have well‐documented effects on wildlife movement, the impact of smaller non‐vehicle recreational trails typical of urban preserves is less thoroughly understood, particularly for small mammals. We used mark–recapture to identify movement of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) across three broad (>2.5 m) recreational trails in small
L. Leann Kanda +8 more
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Insects Associated with Michigan Bumblebees (\u3ci\u3eBombus\u3c/i\u3e Spp.) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) Studies of insect associates of bumblebees are not new. For example, Tuck (1896, 1897) reported over 50 species of insects associated with nests of British bumblebees. Sladen (1912) discussed nest associates and parasites of European bumblebees,
Brown, Thomas M, Husband, Richard W
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Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract About half of all plant species rely on animals such as scatter‐hoarding small mammals for seed dispersal. These plants include many keystone species for which small mammals are key primary and secondary dispersal agents as well as seed predators.
Margaret R. Merz +2 more
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Effect of Reclamation Technique on Mammal Communitites Inhabiting Wetlands on Mined Lands in East-Central Ohio [PDF]
, 1991 Author Institution: Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky; Wildlife Technology Program and Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State UniversityMammal communities were studied from May through August, 1988 to 1990, at four wetland sites in ...
Hummer, Joseph W. +2 more
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Parasitic arthropods of white-footed mice at McClintic Wildlife Station, West Virginia. [PDF]
, 1994 Volume ...
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Timing as a sexually selected trait: the right mate at the right moment [PDF]
, 2017 Sexual selection favours the expression of traits in one sex that attract members of the opposite sex for mating. The nature of sexually selected traits such as vocalization, colour and ornamentation, their fitness benefits as well as their costs have ...
Buck, C. Loren +7 more
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Relationships Between Habitat and Snag Characteristics and the Reproductive Success of the Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) in Eastern Texas. [PDF]
, 2004 Habitat use and reproductive success of the Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla Latham) were studied in East Texas during the 2001-2002 breeding seasons. We compared nest cavity selection at used and randomly selected non-used areas.
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Records of Ohio Fleas (Siphonaptera) [PDF]
, 1967 Author Institution: Department of Zoology, Ohio University, Athens, OhioA check list of Ohio Siphonaptera is presented, with species distribution records listed by city or county. Twenty species and four subspecies are recorded from Ohio.
Humphreys, J. G.
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Genetic characterization of flea-derived Bartonella species from native animals in Australia suggests host-parasite co-evolution [PDF]
, 2011 Fleas are important arthropod vectors for a variety of diseases in veterinary and human medicine, and bacteria belonging to the genus Bartonella are among the organisms most commonly transmitted by these ectoparasites.
Adams, P.J. +8 more
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