Review of the Late Pleistocene Soricidae (Mammalia) fauna of the Vaskapu Cave (North Hungary) [PDF]
, 2013 The summary of the Late Pleistocene Soricidae remains of the North Hungarian Vaskapu Cave II and VII localities is given in the present paper. Five species (Sorex alpinus SHINZ, 1837, Sorex minutus LINNAEUS, 1766, Sorex araneus LINNAEUS 1758, Crocidura
Mészáros, Lukács
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Nest predation in Afrotropical forest fragments shaped by inverse edge effects, timing of nest initiation and vegetation structure [PDF]
, 2014 High levels of nest predation influence the population dynamics of many tropical birds, especially when deforestation alters nest predator communities. The consequences of tropical forest fragmentation on nest predation, however, remain poorly understood,
Callens, Tom +4 more
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Reversed impacts by specialist parasitoids and generalist predators may explain a phase lag in moth cycles : a novel hypothesis and preliminary field tests [PDF]
, 2013 Among cyclic populations of herbivores, inter-specific temporal synchrony has been attributed to both climatic factors and trophic interactions. In northern Europe, winter and autumnal moths undergo regular 9–11 year population cycles.
Ammunét, Tea +4 more
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Esterase variation in Turkish white-toothed shrews (Crocidura): Record of a trimeric esterase [PDF]
, 2009 This study focuses on esterase variation of the genus Crocidura in Turkey. A total of 248 white-toothed shrews were analyzed by means of cellulose acetate gel electrophoresis.
Gündüz İ. +5 more
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Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011 Several studies on ticks infesting small mammals, including elephant shrews, have been conducted in South Africa; however, these studies have included only a single four-toed elephant shrew and no hedgehogs.
Ivan G. Horak +4 more
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A decade of studies at Loch Fleet, Galloway (Scotland): A catchment liming project and restoration of a brown trout fishery [PDF]
, 1995 Loch Fleet is a small upland lake in the hills of Galloway in southwest Scotland. In the 1970s the waters of the loch became more acidic and a brown trout fishery failed. This account summarises an experimental project, the "Loch Fleet Project" initiated
Dalziel, Tom, Howells, Gwyneth
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Taxonomical revision of the Late Würm Sorex (Mammalia, Insectivora) remains of Hungary, for proving the presence of an alpine ecotype in the Pilisszántó Horizon [PDF]
, 2004 Fossil bone assemblages of 14 localities, ranged in the Pilisszántó Horizon (Late Würm), are stored in the collection of the Geological Museum of Hungary and Hungarian Natural History Museum.
Mészáros, L. Gy.
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Journal of Applied Veterinary Science and TechnologyBackground: Leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira spp., poses a major public health threat in tropical regions, including Tanzania.
Gladness Mritha +6 more
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Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Small Mammals: A Case Study from Lithuania
BiologyWe assessed the sexual size dimorphism (SSD), analyzing standard morphometric traits in juveniles, subadults, and adults, of 14 species of voles, mice, and shrews in Lithuania on the basis of long-term surveys, updating information published 35 years ago
Linas Balčiauskas +1 more
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Small animals census and control on a hardwood plantation [PDF]
, 1974 For centuries, man has been at conflict with and has suffered untold crop losses to ubiquitous small mammals. Such losses may range from unnoticed removal of vegetation in hay and grain fields to 95 - 99 percent losses in unprotected orchards or forest ...
Radvanyi, Andrew
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