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Tactile Experience Shapes Prey-Capture Behavior in Etruscan Shrews
A crucial role of tactile experience for the maturation of neural response properties in the somatosensory system is well established, but little is known about the role of tactile experience in the development of tactile behaviors.
Michael eBrecht, Farzana eAnjum
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Helminthes of shrews (Soricidae) in the «Malaya Sosva» Nature Reserve (Russia)
The paper present data on species composition of helminths of shrews in the State Nature reserve «Malaya Sosva», Western Siberia, Russia. We found 22 helminths species in four species of shrews (Sorex araneus, S. caecutiens, S. minutus and Neomys fodiens)
Zinaida V. Sheykina, Oksana N. Zhigileva
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Borna disease, a lethal infection with Borna disease virus-1 (BoDV-1), was diagnosed in four horses from Upper Austria in 2015 and 2016. All cases occurred in winter (two cases in February 2015 and two cases in December 2016), and the maximal distance of
H. Weissenböck +6 more
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The tree shrew is a promising model for the study of influenza B virus infection
Background Influenza B virus is a main causative pathogen of annual influenza epidemics, however, research on influenza B virus in general lags behind that on influenza A viruses, one of the important reasons is studies on influenza B viruses in animal ...
Bing Yuan +12 more
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Stomach contents from invasive American bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana (= Lithobates catesbeianus) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada [PDF]
Invasive alien American bullfrog populations are commonly identified as a pernicious influence on the survival of native species due to their adaptability, proliferation and consequent ecological impacts through competition and predation. However, it has
Jancowski, Kevin, Orchard, Stan A.
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To characterize the patterns of ABR waves in tree shrews, we must understand the hearing sensitivity and auditory function of healthy adult tree shrews.
Lihong Xie +7 more
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American Recent Eulipotyphla: Nesophontids, Solenodons, Moles, and Shrews in the New World
The mammalian taxonomic order Eulipotyphla comprises the living families Erinaceidae (gymnures, hedgehogs, and moonrats), Solenodontidae (solenodons), Soricidae (shrews), and Talpidae (desmans and moles), as well as the recently extinct Nesophontidae ...
N. Woodman
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Hepatitis is a major global health concern. However, the etiology of 10–20% hepatitis cases remains unclear. Some hepatitis-associated viruses, like the hepatitis E virus, are zoonotic pathogens.
Wenqiao He +7 more
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Time outdoors and the prevention of myopia [PDF]
Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be, or to become myopic, irrespective of how much near work they do, or whether their parents are myopic.
Ashby, Regan S. +3 more
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Evolutionary history and phylogeographic relationships of shrews from Sorex araneus group
Shrews of the Sorex genus are an evolutionarily successful group that includes more than 77 species widely distributed in Eurasia and North America. The genus is one of the rare cases where karyotypic changes reflect well the evolutionary relationships ...
P. Mackiewicz +4 more
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