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Pearch, Malcolm J. "Small mammal biodiversity in Nepal." Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources. Restricted: no access until June 2, 2014, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=26193.

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Mohamed, H. A. "Studies on protozoan parasites of small mammals." Thesis, University of Salford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.374504.

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Al, Jothery Aqeel Handil Tarish. "Lactation and oxidative stress in small mammals." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2014. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=215095.

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During peak lactation female mammals reach a limit in their maximal sustained energy intake (SusEI). The causes of such limits is disputed. In this thesis, I examined the causes of the limits on SusEI at peak lactation, and then explored the consequences of such limits for reproductive performance. Finally I tested a possible physiological mechanism that may underpin the trade-off between reproduction and somatic protection (the oxidative stress theory). To answer these questions, I studied reproductive performance and oxidative stress in two lines of mice previously selected for high and low

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Moon, Derek. "Small mammals in disturbed tallgrass prairie landscapes." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13345.

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Master of Science<br>Department of Biology<br>Jack Cully, Jr.<br>Disturbance is defined as any discrete event that disrupts ecosystem, community, or population structure and changes resources, substrate availability, or the physical environment. Habitat use by an organism is based on its perception of where to maximize its own fitness, and can be altered in response to disturbance-induced changes in resources, substrate, or physical features modified by disturbance. Disturbance-induced changes to vegetation structure reshape a small mammal’s surrounding physical environment and/or reso

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Peacock, Wendy Lorraine. "Adaptive aspects of fat storage in small mammals." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288387.

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This thesis examines the effect of diet, photoperiod and perceived predation risk on the body composition and energy balance of voles (<i>Clethrionomys </i>sp and <i>Microtus </i>sp). These rodents are able to regulate their fat mass in response to the changeable environment in which they live by adjusting components of their energy intake and expenditure; thus making them potential candidates for the study of obesity. Throughout, body composition was determined using both destructive (dissections, Soxhlet) and non-destructive techniques (total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC), morphomet

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Crumpton, Nicholas John. "Osteological correlates of sensory systems in small mammals." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707958.

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Spicer, Julie. "Small mammals of Point Pelee National Park, protecting biodiversity in small reserves." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq21892.pdf.

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Mamone, Mario Salvatore. "A comparative study of small mammal communities in riparian and upland mixed-conifer forest habitats /." View full-text version online through Southern Oregon Digital Archives, 1994. http://soda.sou.edu/awdata/040308a1.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Southern Oregon State College, 1994.<br>Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-80). Also available via Internet as PDF file through Southern Oregon Digital Archives: http://soda.sou.edu. Search Bioregion Collection.

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Gelling, Merryl. "Health and welfare in reintroductions : Lessons from small mammals." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525311.

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Rogers, Lucy Margaret. "The ecology of small mammals in set-aside land." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366123.

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The ecology of small mammal communities found in set-aside and adjacent farm land was investigated to determine the ecological consequences of set-aside land to small mammals. Field work was carried out for two years at three study sites in NE Scotland. First Aldroughty farm, a mosaic of set-aside, crop and semi-natural land. The two remaining study sites; Ythan Lodge at Newburgh, and Fraser's farm near Aldroughty, were whole fields of set-aside. Wood mice <i>Apodemus sylvaticus</i>, bank voles <i>Clethrionomys glareolus</i> and field voles <i>Microtus agrestis</i> were trapped in the habitat

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Garland, Lincoln. "Microhabitat ecology of small mammals on grassy road verges." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251021.

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Kim, Jin-Kuk. "Small regulatory RNAs in mammals : genomics, function and evolution." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65516.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 2011.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This thesis explores two aspects of small regulatory RNAs in mammals: (1) the genomic origin of mammalian piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), (2) the evolutionary and functional implication of the seed-based target recognition mechanism of microRNAs (miRNAs). First, we participated in the discovery of mammalian piRNAs from adult rat testes. Our initial characterization of mammalian piRNAs by high-throughput sequencing revealed the peculi

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Potts, Joanne M. "Estimating abundance of rare, small mammals : a case study of the Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2068.

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Estimates of animal abundance or density are fundamental quantities in ecology and conservation, but for many species such as rare, small mammals, obtaining robust estimates is problematic. In this thesis, I combine elements of two standard abundance estimation methods, capture-recapture and distance sampling, to develop a method called trapping point transects (TPT). In TPT, a "detection function", g(r) (i.e. the probability of capturing an animal, given it is r m from a trap when the trap is set) is estimated using a subset of animals whose locations are known prior to traps being set. Gener

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Watkins, Alison Fern. "Distribution of small mammals in five New Zealand forest habitats." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2319.

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This project aimed to reanalyse two large historical data sets from two different locations in New Zealand (Fiordland in the South Island and Pureora Forest Park in the North Island). The data describe populations of mice (Mus musculus), rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), and stoats (Mustela erminea) collected using standard monitoring techniques from five distinct types of forest habitat. The new analysis methods selected were an index of patchiness and Site Occupancy analysis. The objectives of the analysis were (1) to evaluate whether the patchiness index and Site Occupancy analysis m

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Ashe, Vicki Alexis. "Influence of bait on assessment of biodiversity of small mammals." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2007%20Spring%20Theses/ASHE_VIKKI_40.pdf.

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Jensen, Susanne Plesner. "Ecology and behaviour of small mammals on expanded field margins." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336050.

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Tomblin, David Christian. "Ecological niche responses of small mammals to gypsy moth disturbance." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06302009-040517/.

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LOCATELLI, Elisa. "Insular small mammals from Quaternary deposits of Sicily and Flores." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Ferrara, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2389231.

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This PhD thesis deals with fossil small mammals from Quaternary deposits from Sicily (Italy) and Flores (Indonesia). It is well known that evolutionary dynamics on islands are quite different than on mainland, because of, amongst the others, the shortage of resources, the reduced interspecific competition and predation, the difficultness in reaching/leaving the island. Therefore many species undergo strong size variation, giving rise to phenomena of gigantism (small mammals) or dwarfism, and a variation in the structure of mammalian communities takes place. In this thesis faunal associations

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Hamrick, William Wall. "Small mammal habitat associations in a fragmented agricultural landscape." Click here to access thesis, 2007. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/fall2007/william_w_hamrick/hamrick_william_w_200708_ms.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2007.<br>"A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science." In Biology, under the direction of C. Ray Chandler. ETD. Electronic version approved: December 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-74) and appendices.

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Elmouttie, David. "Utilisation of seed resources by small mammals : a two-way interaction." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30239/1/David_Elmouttie_Thesis.pdf.

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Within the Australian wet tropics bioregion, only 900 000 hectares of once continuous rainforest habitat between Townsville and Cooktown now remains. While on the Atherton Tableland, only 4% of the rainforest that once occurred there remains today with remnant vegetation now forming a matrix of rainforest dispersed within agricultural land (sugarcane, banana, orchard crops, townships and pastoral land). Some biologists have suggested that remnants often support both faunal and floral communities that differ significantly from remaining continuous forest. Australian tropical forests possess a r

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Elmouttie, David. "Utilisation of seed resources by small mammals : a two-way interaction." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/30239/.

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Within the Australian wet tropics bioregion, only 900 000 hectares of once continuous rainforest habitat between Townsville and Cooktown now remains. While on the Atherton Tableland, only 4% of the rainforest that once occurred there remains today with remnant vegetation now forming a matrix of rainforest dispersed within agricultural land (sugarcane, banana, orchard crops, townships and pastoral land). Some biologists have suggested that remnants often support both faunal and floral communities that differ significantly from remaining continuous forest. Australian tropical forests possess a r

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Wilson, Barbara Anne, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "The effects of vegetation, fire and other disturbance factors on small mammal, ecology and conservation." Deakin University. School of Science, 1990. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051111.135542.

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The relationship of vegetation and disturbance factors to the distribution, abundance and diversity of small mammals in the eastern Otway region, Victoria were investigated. Antechinus stuartii, Rattus fuscipes and Rattus lutreolus were widely distributed and occurred in the majority of the eleven floristic vegetation groups identified. Antechinus minimus, Antechinus swainsonnii and Pseudomys novaehollandiae had restricted distributions and were recorded in only two or three vegetation groups. New information on the distribution of the rare species P. novaehollandiae, was obtained and two flo

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Schex, Susanne Yvonne. "Rickettsia spp. in free ranging small mammals in South-Eastern Germany." Diss., lmu, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-129172.

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Pedersen, Simen. "Effects of native and introduced cervids on small mammals and birds." Doctoral thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-15935.

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Cervids are a widespread family of ungulates, native to the Americas, Europe and Asia and introduced to Australia. Densities of cervids have increased in North America, Europe and Japan during the last couple of decades, due to changes in land use, reduced hunting, lack of large carnivores and changes in management practices. Where they occur at high densities, native and introduced cervids may have profound effects on vegetation, causing knock-on effects on other taxa. Cervids are in some instances managed towards changing the local distribution through supplemental feeding. These supplementa

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Corkum, Cristine V. "Response of small mammals to landscape structure at multiple spatial scales." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ47018.pdf.

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Kataržytė, Marija. "Hypogeous fungi of Lithuania: diversity, distribution and links with small mammals." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20090507_135047-17978.

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Hypogeous fungi perform various functions in the forest ecosystems, they form the mycorrhizal relationship with plants and serve as the food source of some animals. Main aims of this dissertation were to ascertain the diversity and distribution of hypogeous fungi in Lithuania, to compare the communities of hypogeous and epigeous mycorrhizal fungi, and to explore the composition of fungi in small mammal diet. Using various research methods (an analysis of the literature data, the critical examination of the herbarium specimens, the search of the fruit-bodies by raking the soil, an examination o

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Oksanen, Tarja. "Predator-prey dynamics in small mammals along gradients of primary productivity." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Ekologi och geovetenskap, 1990. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-110673.

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Horner, Angela M. "Crouched Locomotion in Small Mammals: The Effects of Habitat and Aging." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1283529573.

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Brandenburg, Marci. "Effects of deer exclosures on forest floor mammals." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1097606609.

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Wilson, Barbara Anne. "The effects of vegetation, fire and other disturbance factors on small mammal ecology and conservation." Click here to access, 1990. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au/adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051111.135542.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 1990.<br>Submitted to the Dept. of Biological Sciences of the School of Sciences, Deakin University. Appendices are separately published papers. Bibliography: leaves 274-302.

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Williams, Julie Marie. "Habitat Associations and Demography of Small Mammals in 4 Forest Cover Types on Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9772.

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I examined small mammal demography and habitat associations in 4 forest cover types on Quantico Marine Corps Base, VA. Study sites included clearcut, shelterwood, mature-riparian, and mature-upland habitats. My primary objective was to determine whether the abundance, species composition and demographic characteristics (density, survival, reproductive effort) of small mammals varied with respect to forest cover type. Secondarily, I was interested in identifying patterns of small mammal habitat selection and the factors that influence those patterns at micro- and macroscales. Small mammals wer

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Moncunill, Solé Blanca. "Evolution of body size of extinct endemic small mammals from Mediterranean Islands." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/392729.

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La mida corporal (o el seu proxy: pes corporal) té una posició central en la immensa web de variables biològiques interdependents d’un organisme. Mostra correlació amb moltes característiques fisiològiques, morfològiques, comportamentals, ecològiques i de life history, i, per tant, afecta a l’aptitud biològica dels individuals i, en última instància, a la biologia i evolució de les espècies. Els canvis de mida (o massa) des d’un punt de vista evolutiu són indicatius d’adaptacions als ecosistemes per selecció natural. Una de les tendències eco-geogràfiques més atractiva en variació de mida és l

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Docherty, Louise E. "Identification and characterisation of novel small RNAs from repetitive elements in mammals." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2007. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/16/.

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Transposable elements account for the almost half of the sequence encoded by mammalian genomes, which become silenced during early embryonic development. This thesis sought to explore the hypothesis of the involvement of the RNAi pathway in the silencing of transposable elements in mammals, predominantly through the identification of transposon-associated RNA of -20-25nt using a gel blotting technique. Initially cell lines of embryonic and tumour origin were analysed. This lead to the identification of several previously unreported transposon-associated RNA ranging from 70-90nt. However, it wa

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Phillips, Samantha Elizabeth. "Composition of the Community of Small Mammals in the Great Basin Desert." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6961.

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Small mammals are a keystone guild in arid ecosystems; often exhibiting top-down control of the diversity and structure of plant communities. However, changing climate, shifting fire regimes, and the invasion of exotic plants are modifying the structure of arid systems. Environmental changes in these arid systems are likely altering small mammal communities, and therefore, their ecological role. We examined two aspects of the community composition of small mammals in the Great Basin: changes in community composition since large scale sampling of the region began in 1930, and the current popula

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Nims, Todd N. "Effects of fire on the ectoparasites of small mammals in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) habitats." Click here to access thesis, 2005. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/Spring2005/tnims/nims_todd_n_200505_ms.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2005.<br>"A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science" ETD. Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-60) and appendices.

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Litt, Andrea Rebecca. "Effects of Experimental Fire and Nonnative Grass Invasion on Small Mammals and Insects." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193855.

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A goal of efforts to restore altered ecosystems is to reestablish natural disturbance processes, such as fire, that govern ecosystem structure and function. In ecosystems where structure has changed in response to human activities, however, ecosystem drivers may function differently and their reestablishment could yield unexpected or undesired consequences. Lehmann lovegrass, Eragrostis lehmanniana, a perennial bunchgrass from Africa, was introduced to grasslands in the southwestern United States in the 1930s and has since increased in distribution and dominance. Reintroducing fire has been

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Boyce, K. "Transmission ecology of gastrointestinal trematodes of small mammals, Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire, UK." Thesis, University of Salford, 2013. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/29164/.

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In 2007, Rogan et al. reported the rare occurrence of the digenean Plagiorchis muris from the wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus at Malham Tarn Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire, UK. The life cycle of this trematode is not well understood. Therefore, in order to investigate the occurrence of this digenean and attempt to understand its transmission ecology at Malham Tarn, 180 rodents (117 A. sylvaticus, 54 Myodes glareolus and 9 Microtus agrestis) trapped between January 2010 and October 2011 were examined for helminths by dissection. The following helminth species were identified, including the fo

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Hurlburt, Donna. "Fine scale movements of wetland small mammals, an analysis of pattern and perspective." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq22030.pdf.

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Peters, Susan Heidi. "The impact of small mammals on natural regeneration of white spruce after logging." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0008/MQ59864.pdf.

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Chandrasekar-Rao, Anjali. "Distribution and ecology of Hong Kong small mammals, with special reference to seasonality." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17311950.

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PANICCIA, Chiara. "Small mammals in a changing landscape: monitoring communities from local to large scale." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi del Molise, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11695/90937.

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I piccoli mammiferi sono un gruppo non tassonomico estremamente diversificato che fornisce numerosi servizi ecosistemici e svolge una serie di importanti ruoli ecologici. Roditori ed insettivori sono generalmente caratterizzati da piccole dimensioni corporee, abitudini fossorie o arboricole e dalla dieta spesso altamente specializzata. Queste caratteristiche rendono alcune specie appartenenti a questo gruppo sensibili ai cambiamenti climatici e alle trasformazioni ambientali, quali le alterazioni di copertura ed uso di suolo. Malgrado i piccoli mammiferi vengano considerati dei buoni indicator

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Penn, Angela Mary School of Biological Earth &amp Environmental Sciences UNSW. "The conservation and management of small mammals and lizards in a disturbed forest ecosystem." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2005. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/23012.

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The conservation of biological diversity has become one of the most important goals of managing forests in an ecologically sustainable way. In this thesis, I report a comprehensive study designed to examine the long-term effects of commercial logging and high-intensity fire, and the ability of Population Viability Analysis (PVA) models to predict these effects to aid in the conservation and management of multiple species. Initially, I compared the abundance of small mammals (A. agilis, R. fuscipes, A. swainsonii), and lizards (L. delicata, L. guichenoti, E. heatwolei), in sites with different

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Degrassi, Allyson Lenora. "Impacts Of Forest Disturbance On Small Mammal Distribution." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2016. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/640.

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Natural habitat in the eastern United States has diminished over the past century because of the effects of invasive species. Both plant and animal invaders can alter habitat structure and may decrease survival of native species. The degree to which an invasive species alters ecosystem function depends on the functional characteristics of affected species and the resulting cascading effects. The loss of important native species, such as foundation species, can potentially influence the structure and distribution of animal communities because of the foundation species' unique ecosystem roles. T

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Axtner, Jan. "Immune gene expression and diversity in relation to gastrointestinal parasite burden in small mammals." Phd thesis, Universität Potsdam, 2012. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6563/.

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MHC genes encode proteins that are responsible for the recognition of foreign antigens and the triggering of a subsequent, adequate immune response of the organism. Thus they hold a key position in the immune system of vertebrates. It is believed that the extraordinary genetic diversity of MHC genes is shaped by adaptive selectional processes in response to the reoccurring adaptations of parasites and pathogens. A large number of MHC studies were performed in a wide range of wildlife species aiming to understand the role of immune gene diversity in parasite resistance under natural selection c

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Sidhu, Jasmin Kaur. "NMR spectroscopic and chemometric studies on the biochemical effects of mercury in small mammals." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433006.

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Uribe, Lina Cristina Vásquez. "Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/91/91131/tde-26072018-140321/.

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Studies in agricultural landscapes have shown that anthropogenic environments may be relevant to wildlife species. Given the extent of these areas efficient research methods are needed to assess its ecological value in terms of local diversity, such as the use of biological indicators. The main goal here was to evaluate the possible relationship between the native vegetation biomass and diversity of small mammals in a silvicultural landscape of São Paulo. The study was developed at Fazenda Três Lagoas, which is part of the \"Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade\" (PPBio), at Angatuba municip

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O'Brien, Carrie J. "Terrestrial Small Mammals from the Gamba Complex in Gabon: Distribution Patterns and Landscape Influences." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/353.

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The small mammal communities of central Africa are not well understood, and the southwestern section of Gabon has not been previously surveyed except for some recent work in Monts Doudou. At five sites within the Gamba Complex we set out to 1) document the species of terrestrial rodents (Muridae) and shrews (Soricidae) weighing less than 100 g, 2) compare the community composition between inland and coastal sites, and 3) evaluate our sampling protocols. Using a combination of pitfall lines, Sherman live traps, and snap traps we captured 721 individuals of 12 rodent and 10 shrew species in 15,7

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Kaleme, Prince K. "Habitat fragmentation, patterns of diversity and phylogeography of small mammal species in the Albertine rift." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18110.

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Thesis (PhD) - Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Albertine Rift is characterized by a heterogeneous landscape which may, at least in part, drive the exceptional biodiversity found across all taxonomic levels. Notwithstanding the biodiversity and beauty of the region, large areas are poorly understood because of political instability with the inaccessibility of most of the region as a contributing factor. The majority of studies in the Albertine Rift have focussed on charismatic mega fauna, with other taxa receiving less attention. One of the taxonomically and numerica

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Castro-Arellano, Ivan. "Ecological patterns of the small mammal communities at El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico." Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4955.

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Scarce knowledge of Neotropical small mammal communities prevents experimental inquiry on the mechanisms structuring these communities. In this study, I examined patterns of local assembly of the small mammal communities on the eastern slopes of El Cielo Biosphere Reserve (ECBR) in Tamaulipas, Mexico, at two spatial scales. At the landscape level I tested patterns of species co-occurrences between four sites with a null model. At the local level I addressed floor microhabitat use, vertical structure use and temporal partitioning. I studied these niche axes at two adjoining forest types, Tropic

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Taylor, Casey. "Ecological drivers of human-tick encounters in urban environments." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28193.

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Ticks are one of the most important zoonotic disease vectors globally. In Australia, tick bites can lead to bacterial infections, debilitating allergies, and paralysis. The use of repellent is currently the primary way to minimise the risk of tick bites, but novel strategies that focus on reducing tick abundance in the landscape by managing wildlife hosts or landscape features are increasingly desired. Yet little is known about the spatial patterns in urban tick encounters, which landscape traits may be important drivers, and which small mammals maintain urban tick populations. I used a combin

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