Fungal-Mediated Multitrophic Interactions - Do Grass Endophytes in Diet Protect Voles from Predators? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Plant-associated micro-organisms such as mycotoxin-producing endophytes commonly have direct negative effects on herbivores. These effects may be carried over to natural enemies of the herbivores, but this has been rarely explored.
Susanna Saari +2 more
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Differences in auditory brainstem responses between laboratory-reared and wild-caught prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). [PDF]
PLoS ONEPrairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are a semi-fossorial rodent that are an emerging model in social neuroscience. Comparing laboratory-reared and wild-caught individuals is essential for understanding how environmental history shapes neural and sensory
Luberson Joseph +6 more
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Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community and Its Relationship with the Physiological State in the Montane Water Vole, Arvicola scherman (Shaw, 1801), in NW Spain [PDF]
AnimalsThe montane water vole, Arvicola scherman, is a fossorial rodent that lives underground in grasslands, pastures and meadows in the mountain ranges of southwestern and central Europe.
Roser Adalid +6 more
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The First Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Persistence in Small Mammals Captured in the Ixodes persulcatus Distribution Area in Western Siberia [PDF]
PathogensBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) persistence in reservoir hosts is essential for the maintenance of the spirochaetes in the enzootic cycle. In this study, we investigated the persistence of Siberian B. burgdorferi s.l. strains in naturally infected
Vera Rar +8 more
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Fossorial Form of Water Voles Select and Overexploit High‐Quality Habitats, Hindering Future Colonizations Evidence From Drone‐Based Monitoring of Dandelion‐Vole Interactions in Mountain Meadows [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionLike many rodents, the water vole is able to reach high densities in meadows. During outbreaks, voles cause significant changes in plant communities. Although water voles consume a wide variety of plant species, dandelions have a unique position: they ...
Marion Buronfosse +6 more
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Helping behavior in prairie voles: A model of empathy and the importance of oxytocin
iScience, 2022 Summary: Several studies suggest that rodents show empathic responses and helping behavior toward others. We examined whether prairie voles would help conspecifics who were soaked in water by opening a door to a safe area.
Kota Kitano +4 more
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The role of early life experience and species differences in alcohol intake in microtine rodents. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Social relationships have important effects on alcohol drinking. There are conflicting reports, however, about whether early-life family structure plays an important role in moderating alcohol use in humans. We have previously modeled social facilitation
Allison M J Anacker +3 more
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Using subnivean camera traps to study Arctic small mammal community dynamics during winter
Arctic Science, 2022 Small rodents are a key indicator to understand the effect of rapidly changing winter climate on Arctic tundra ecosystems. However, monitoring rodent populations through the long Arctic winter by means of conventional traps has, until now, been hampered ...
Jonas P. Mölle +3 more
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Babesia microti in Rodents from Different Habitats of Lithuania
Animals, 2021 Babesia microti (Aconoidasida: Piroplasmida) (Franca, 1910) is an emerging tick-borne parasite with rodents serving as the considered reservoir host. However, the distribution of B. microti in Europe is insufficiently characterized.
Dalytė Mardosaitė-Busaitienė +3 more
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Life, 2022 Voles are the most common vertebrate pests in European agriculture. Identifying their distribution and abundance patterns provides valuable information for future management.
Vasileios Bontzorlos +2 more
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