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Common Vole as a Focal Small Mammal Species in Orchards of the Northern Zone

Diversity, 2021
In 2018–2020, we performed a country-wide study of small mammals in commercial orchards and berry plantations with the aim of determining whether the common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a more suitable focal species than the field vole (M. agrestis) in the
Vitalijus Stirkė, Linas Balčiauskas, Laima Balčiauskienė   +2 more
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Historical Review and Notes on Small Mammals (Mammalia: Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Rodentia) in Korea

Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2014
A taxonomic study of small mammals (Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha and Rodentia) was conducted in order to find out the scientific names which have been used in Korea. The synonymy of each species and taxonomical research was reviewed and confirmed in this
Lee, Jeong-Boon, Kim, Yong-Ki, Bae, Yang-Seop   +2 more
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A Comparison of Small Rodent Assemblages after a 20 Year Interval in the Alps

Animals, 2023
Human-induced environmental alterations in the Alps may importantly affect small mammal species, but evidence in this sense is limited. We live-trapped small rodents in the Central-Eastern Italian Alps in three close-by habitat types (rocky scree, alpine
Giulia Ferrari, Dino Scaravelli, Andrea Mustoni, Marco Armanini, Filippo Zibordi, Olivier Devineau, Francesca Cagnacci, Donato A. Grasso, Federico Ossi   +8 more
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How to Study Socially Monogamous Behavior in Secretive Animals? Using Social Network Analyses and Automated Tracking Systems to Study the Social Behavior of Prairie Voles

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Accurately recording the social and mating behavior of wild animals is necessary to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of monogamous behavior but documenting the behavior of most wild animals is challenging.
Anne C. Sabol, Nancy G. Solomon, Ben Dantzer, Ben Dantzer   +3 more
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Orthohantavirus Isolated in Reservoir Host Cells Displays Minimal Genetic Changes and Retains Wild-Type Infection Properties

Viruses, 2020
Orthohantaviruses are globally emerging zoonotic pathogens. While the reservoir host role of several rodent species is well-established, detailed research on the mechanisms of host-othohantavirus interactions has been constrained by the lack of an ...
Tomas Strandin, Teemu Smura, Paula Ahola, Kirsi Aaltonen, Tarja Sironen, Jussi Hepojoki, Isabella Eckerle, Rainer G. Ulrich, Olli Vapalahti, Anja Kipar, Kristian M. Forbes   +10 more
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Local Effects of Nest-Boxes for Avian Predators over Common Vole Abundance during a Mid-Density Outbreak

Life, 2023
At the end of the 20th century, the common vole (Microtus arvalis) colonized the practical totality of agricultural ecosystems in the northern sub-plateau of the Iberian Peninsula.
Daniel Jareño, Alfonso Paz Luna, Javier Viñuela   +2 more
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Description of Paranoplocephala yoccozi n. sp. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the snow vole Chionomys nivalis in France, with a review of anoplocephalid cestodes of snow voles in Europe

Parasite, 2005
We describe Paranoplocephala yoccozi n. sp. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the snow vole Chionomys nivalis in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, French Alps, compare it with several related species from rodents, and review the anoplocephalid cestodes of snow voles ...
Haukisalmi V., Henttonen H.
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Barn Owl Productivity Response to Variability of Vole Populations.

PLoS ONE, 2015
We studied the response of the barn owl annual productivity to the common vole population numbers and variability to test the effects of environmental stochasticity on their life histories.
Petr Pavluvčík, Karel Poprach, Ivo Machar, Jan Losík, Ana Gouveia, Emil Tkadlec   +5 more
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The European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) in Ukraine: a species in the far northeast of its distribution [PDF]

Theriologia Ukrainica, 2019
The European snow vole is a widespread rodent species of Europe having a highly fragmented range and a number of isolated populations. The species’ distribution is mainly restricted to high mountains of Europe and Asia Minor.
Zoltán Barkaszi
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Assisted reproductive technologies in Microtus genus

Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2019
Background Microtus genus is one of the experimental animals showing unique characteristics, and some species have been used as various research models.
Konosuke Okada, Atsuko Kageyama
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