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Plant–herbivore interactions: Combined effect of groundwater level, root vole grazing, and sedge silicification

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Accumulation of silica (Si) by plants can be driven by (1) herbivory pressure (and therefore plant–herbivore interactions), (2) geohydrological cycles, or (3) a combination of (1) and (2), with (1–3) possibly affecting Si concentration with a 1‐year ...
Zbigniew Borowski   +4 more
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SPECIES- AND AGE-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE SYSTEM IN TISSUES OF RODENTS (MAMMALIA: RODENTIA)

open access: yesTransactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2018
The aim of this study was to analyze the species-specific features and age-related changes in the total lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDh, EC 1.1.1.27) and LDh patterns in some tissues in three species of rodents (Rodentia) with different ecological ...
Ekaterina Antonova   +3 more
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Ixodes apronophorus Schulze (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae): Distribution, Abundance, and Diversity of Its Mammal Hosts in West Siberia (Results of a 54-Year Long Surveillance)

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
Ixodes apronophorus Schulze, 1924, the marsh tick, belongs to a group of so-called “neglected” ixodid ticks, which remain underexplored compared to the most well-studied species of the genus Ixodes (I. ricinus, I. persulcatus).
Alfried V. Karimov   +3 more
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Distributional, morphological and karyotypic contributions for the Eurasian water vole, Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia: Mammalia), from Turkey [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Biological Sciences, 2011
The present study was focused on both the new distributional records and karyological data for Arvicola amphibius from the European part of Turkey. The karyotype of the Eurasian water vole was investigated by examining its metaphase chromosomes.
Tez Coşkun   +4 more
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Epidemiological and epizoological characteristics of rodent (Mammalia: Rodentia) helminths in Lankaran natural region of Azerbaijan Republic

open access: yesАмурский зоологический журнал, 2022
9 species of rodents belonging to the families Muridae and Cricetidae have been caught in different habitats of Lankaran natural region (dry steppe semi-desert habitats, humid subtropical temperate climate habitats, humid subtropical medium climate ...
Эльнура Камил кызы Асланова   +1 more
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Mediterranean Pine Vole, Microtus duodecimcostatus: A Paradigm of an Opportunistic Breeder

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Most mammalian species of the temperate zones of the Earth reproduce seasonally, existing a non-breeding period in which the gonads of both sexes undergo functional regression.
Miguel Lao-Pérez   +7 more
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Grasses and the resource availability hypothesis: the importance of silica-based defences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The resource availability hypothesis (RAH) predicts that allocation of resources to anti-herbivore defences differs between species according to their growth rate.
Ennos, Roland A.   +2 more
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Density-Dependent Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Self Archiving; https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/page/copyright-and-disclaimers J.J.L.L., F.M., and R.R.P. held official licenses for trapping wildlife in Spain. Capture permits were provided by the Dirección General del Medio Natural, Junta de Castilla y León.
Anda, Pedro   +9 more
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Simulations spatialisées des pullulations de campagnols terrestres : Etude de l'influence des structures paysagères

open access: yesCybergeo, 2006
For more than 30 years we have been periodically observing multiannual outbreaks of grassland rodents, Arvicola terrestris Sherman, in Auvergne (France). This phenomenon is more and more frequent and heavy despite chemical treatment.
Priscilla Note, Christophe Poix
doaj   +1 more source

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