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The analysis of the diet composition of the barn owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) from the region of Brzeg, Opolskie Voivodeship (Poland)
2022
Research on the diet composition of the barn owl Tyto alba was conducted near the town of Przecza in the area of Lewin Brzeski (Opolskie Voivodeship. On the basis of 1158 bone elements, 14 species of small mammals were found, including 4 insectivorous species (Sorex araneus, Sorex minutus, Neomys fodiens, Cocidura suaveolens), 5 vole species (Microtus arvalis, Microtus agrestis, Arvicola terrestris, Myodes glareolus, Microtus oeconomus) and 5 mouse species (Mus musculus, Apodemus agrarius, Apodemus flavicolis, Apodemus sylvaticus, Micromys minutus). The diet was dominated by 3 species: Microtus arvalis, Sorex araneus and the Apodemus agrarius. The conducted research clearly shows that the T…
KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION IN PRIMATES AND RODENTS. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP AND CHROMOSOMAL SIGNATURES BY COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETIC APPROACHES
2009
First Early Pliocene micromammal faunas from Venta del Moro (Cabriel Basin, Spain) : new data on the Messinian dispersal of Debruijnimys
2021
The localities of La Bullana 3 and LA Bullana 2B (Valencia, E Spain) have yielded remains of Apodemusgorafensis, Paraethomys aff. abaigari, Stephanomys dubari, Apocricetus barrierei, Sciuridae indet. and Asoriculus cf. gibberodon the former, and Apodemusgorafensis, Paraethomys aff. abaigari, Stephanomys dubari, Apocricetus barrierei, Sciuridae indet., Asoriculus cf. gibberodon, Castillomysgracilis, Occitanomysbrailloni, Occitanomys sp., Paraethomys meini, Ruscinomys sp., Eliomys intermedius, Debruijnimys cf. julii and Atlantoxerussp. the latter. Based on the study of these micromammal assemblages, we propose an Early Pliocene age (MN14) for both sites. The pres-ence a gerbilid related to De…
Mapping Brain Response to Social Stress in Rodents With c-fos Expression: A Review
2002
Social defeat is an important event in the life of many animals, and forms part of the process of social control. Adapting to social defeat is thus an intrinsic part of social "homeostasis", and mal-adaptation may have pathological sequelae. Experimental models of social defeat (e.g. inter-male aggression) have existed for many years. However, very few studies have investigated the changes in brain activity in male animals exposed to the social stress of being defeated by another conspecific male, and in all these studies the expression of the immediate-early gene c-fos has been used as the marker of neuronal activity. In general, the results obtained inform that many areas of the brain, es…
Analyse odontométrique comparée de populations du campagnol des neiges Chionomys nivalis (Martins, 1842) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae).
2007
14 pages; La morphométrie comparée de la première molaire inférieure (M1) de onze populations du campagnol des neiges Chionomys nivalis (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) (Martins, 1842) du Pléistocène supérieur et de l'Holocène de France, d'Allemagne et de Roumanie, montre une nette différenciation morphologique entre les populations de ces trois pays, exprimée par un gradient morphologique est-ouest. A l'échelle du pays, des divergences morphologiques, plus modérées, sont observées, en particulier chez les populations de France et des Carpates méridionales et occidentales.
Research trends in the journal Hormones and Behavior (1987-2000).
2003
As a continuation of the study carried out by Svare more than 15 years ago (Horm. Behav. 22 (1988), 139) and to determine the tendencies of the evolution of behavioral endocrinology since then, our aim was to extend his work until 2000, assuming that the journal Hormones and Behavior would be representative of the field at large. To study this 14-year period and compare it with Svare's data, we kept the same criteria and categories, behavioral patterns, and species. Our results show that "sexual behavior" in "rodents" is still the most extensive field studied by behavioral endocrinologists, although frequency of other topics is increasing, above all "aggressive and emotional responses," and…
Précisions sur la localité-type du campagnol des Pyrénées Microtus (Terricola) pyrenaicus (de Sélys Lonchamps, 1847) (Arvicolinae, Rodentia).
2010
2 pages; National audience; L'objectif de cette note est de préciser aussi exactement que possible la localité-type du campagnol des Pyrénées Microtus (Terricola) pyrenaicus (de Sélys Lonchamps, 1847) : montagnes des Pyrénées, Pic du Midi de Bigorre, à une grande altitude (Hautes-Pyrénées, France).
Analyse comparée des critères de la première molaire inférieure entre différentes populations du campagnol basque Microtus (Terricola) lusitanicus (G…
2009
9 pages; National audience; L'objectif de cette étude est l'analyse comparée des critères de la première molaire inférieure (M1) entre sept groupes géographiques du campagnol basque Microtus (Terricola) lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) répartis sur l'ensemble de l'aire de répartition de l'espèce. Le principal résultat est la différenciation du groupe des Pyrénées françaises, caractérisé en particulier par un développement réduit de la partie antérieure de la M1. Dans les groupes géographiques ibériques, des différences morphologiques sont trouvées pour chaque critère, mais ces différences sont moins significatives que celles observées pour le groupe des Pyrénées françaises. Le statut sub-spécifiqu…
Serological evidence for Borna disease virus infection in humans, wild rodents and other vertebrates in Finland
2005
Abstract Background Borna disease virus (BDV) can infect many vertebrate species, including humans. BDV infection may lead to meningoencephalomyelitis in animals. An association with human neuropsychiatric diseases has been reported, but the causal relationship between BDV and human disease remains unclear. Objectives and study design To find out whether BDV is present in Finland and to look for a potential reservoir, we examined a large panel of blood samples from different vertebrate species with immunofluorescence assay. Samples from horses, cats, dogs, sheep, cattle, large predators, grouse, wild rodents and humans were included. Most positive results were confirmed by other specific me…
The life cycle ofBrachylaima ruminae n. sp. (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae), a parasite of rodents
1986
The life cycle of Brachylaima ruminae n.sp. (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae), a duodenal parasite of rodents on the Mediterranean island of Formentera (Spain) is elucidated. The new species follows a terrestrial triheteroxenous life cycle. Eggs passed in the faeces of the definitive host must be ingested by a specific first intermediate host, the land snail Rumina decollata. Branched cercariogenous sporocysts develop in the digestive gland. Microcercous cercariae come out through the terminal birth pores of the branches. Cercariae shed by the snail are terrestrial, crawling on humid substratum. They contact the second intermediate host, another land snail, principally the species R. decollata an…