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1. Colonisation dynamics during range expansion is poorly predicted by dispersal in the core range

Author:
Morgan, William H.; Cornulier, Thomas; Lambin, Xavier
Source:
Ecography 2019 v.42 no.6 pp. 1142-1151
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; conservation status; ecological function; habitats; prediction;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The potential ranges of many species are shifting due to changing ecological conditions. Where populations become patchy towards the range edge, the realised distribution emerges from colonisation–persistence dynamics. Therefore, a greater understanding of the drivers of these processes, and the spatial scales over which they operate, presents an opportunity to improve predictions of species range ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.04180

2. Meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, can discriminate between scents of individual house cats, Felis catus

Author:
Rohrer, Karl N.; Ferkin, Michael H.
Source:
Ethology 2019 v.125 no.5 pp. 316-323
ISSN:
0179-1613
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus pennsylvanicus; cats; odors; predation; risk;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Individual discrimination provides animals the opportunity to adjust their exposure and behavior when interacting with other animals, both conspecifics and heterospecifics. Meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, were exposed to scents of house cats, Felis catus. Our first experiment tested whether meadow voles could discriminate between caudal, interdigital, and facial scents produced by a cat wit ...
DOI:
10.1111/eth.12856

3. Phylogeny and phylogeography of arvicoline and lagurine voles of Mongolia

Author:
Bannikova, Anna A.; Lebedev, Vladimir S.; Poplavskaya, Natalia S.; Simanovsky, Sergey A.; Undrakhbayar, Enkhbat; Adiya, Yansanjav; Surov, Alexei S.
Source:
Folia zoologica 2019 v.68 no.2 pp. 100-113
ISSN:
0139-7893
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus; cytochrome b; genes; mitochondria; phylogeny; phylogeography; taxonomy; Mongolia;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the present paper, we clarify the genetic structure and taxonomy of six vole species occurring in Mongolia including Microtus mongolicus, M. maximowiczii, M. limnophilus, Eolagurus luteus, E. przewalskii and Lagurus lagurus based on the sequence data of cytochrome b and three nuclear genes. All available genetic data indicate that M. mongolicus includes two divergent genetic lineages, which sho ...
DOI:
10.25225/fozo.002.2019

4. The Consequences of Small Mammal Censuses by Method of Irreversible Removal

Author:
Kalinin, A. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 262-267
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Clethrionomys; Sorex; animal density; censuses; shrews; small mammals; trapping;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Experiments were performed to estimate the effect of removal trapping with Gero trap lines on resident population density and dispersal rate of Clethrionomys voles and Sorex shrews. Parameters of animal density and dispersal were calculated based on the results of live-trap censuses taken before and immediately after the removal trapping. Resident population density in the latter case was accounte ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030056

5. Vocal communication in Microtus (Terricola) schelkovnikovi and M. (T.) daghestanicus in the audible range of frequencies

Author:
Rutovskaya, M. V.
Source:
Journal of ethology 2019 v.37 no.2 pp. 187-195
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus; biotopes; courtship; evolution; genes; sexual dimorphism; vocalization;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Vocal communication in the audible range of sound frequencies in two species of voles from the subgenus Terricola includes two calls: squeak-type vocalizations in the context of discomfort; and courtship vocalization, although the latter is rarely used by the animals. In this study, compared with Schelkovnikov’s pine vole [Microtus (Terricola) schelkovnikovi], squeak-type vocalizations of the Dagh ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-019-00587-5

6. Correction to: Incipient road to extinction of a keystone herbivore in south-eastern Europe: Harting’s vole (Microtus hartingi) under climate change

Author:
Kryštufek, Boris; Zorenko, Tanya; Bontzorlos, Vasileios; Mahmoudi, Ahmad; Atanasov, Nasko; Ivajnšič, Danijel
Source:
Climatic change 2019 v.153 no.1-2 pp. 301
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus; climate change; extinction; herbivores; Southern European region;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This correction stands to correct the title of the original article found to be published with the unnecessary “Concise title:” at the beginning of the title. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-018-2273-4

7. Social Structure and Vocal Behavior of Shikotan Voles (Myodes sikotanensis) in Experimental Conditions

Author:
Rutovskaya, M. V.
Source:
Contemporary problems of ecology 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 34-44
ISSN:
1995-4255
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Clethrionomys glareolus; Myodes; acoustics; females; islands; males; social structure;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The intraspecific relationships between individuals in experimental conditions of two populations of Shikotan vole Myodes sikotanensis from Sakhalin and Shikotan islands are described. We have studied the interactions and acoustic activity of voles in groups consisting of four males and two females. We observe aggressive and friendly behaviors in the groups of both populations. However, voles from ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1995425519010104

8. Behavior of subadult mountain voles of two species (Alticola strelzowi and A. tuvinicus) in the open field test

Author:
Zadubrovskiy, P. A.; Stepanova, A. V.; Lopatina, N. V.; Litvinov, Yu. N.
Source:
Contemporary problems of ecology 2017 v.10 no.3 pp. 224-229
ISSN:
1995-4255
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Cricetidae; anxiety; ecology;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... A comparative study of mobility and anxiety of subadult flat-headed and Tuva silver voles in an open field test has been performed using arenas 50 and 63 cm in diameter. It is found that individuals of both species demonstrate higher movement speed and cover longer distances, both on the periphery and in general, on the larger arena. Interspecies behavioral differences have been identified only in ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1995425517030118

9. The Identity of Gray Voles (Cricetidae, Rodentia) from Bolshoi Shantar Island, Sea of Okhotsk, with Gromov’s Vole (Alexandromys gromovi Vorontsov et al. 1988)

Author:
Dokuchaev, N. E.; Sheremetyeva, I. N.
Source:
Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2018 v.45 no.7 pp. 783-787
ISSN:
1062-3590
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Cricetidae; Pleistocene epoch; Okhotsk Sea;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The identification of gray voles from Bolshoi Shantar Island with Gromov’s vole from the mainland is confirmed using molecular data. The increased diversity of East Asian voles in the “Shantar corner” of the Sea of Okhotsk might be accounted for by counter range expansions of the “southern” and “northern” vole forms in different periods of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. Their modern marginal p ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1062359018070051

10. The first finding of East European vole (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis) in Buryatia

Author:
Moroldoev, I. V.; Sheremetyeva, I. N.; Kartavtseva, I. V.
Source:
Russian journal of biological invasions 2017 v.8 no.3 pp. 266-271
ISSN:
2075-1117
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus; ecological invasion; Siberia;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The first finding of the East European vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis in Transbaikalia is reported. ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2075111717030109

11. Differential role of oxytocin and vasopressin in the conditioned ejaculatory preference of the male rat

Author:
Ménard, Shann; Gelez, Hélène; Girard-Bériault, Fabienne; Coria-Avila, Genaro; Pfaus, James G.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2019 v.208 pp. 112577
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; almonds; copulation; ejaculation; females; immunohistochemistry; males; neurons; odors; oxytocin; rats; subcutaneous injection; vasopressin;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) are critical in the formation of pair bonding in the vole, and potentially in other species. The finding that normally promiscuous male rats display a conditioned ejaculatory preference (CEP) for females that bear an odor paired with the sexual reward state induced by ejaculation prompted us to examine whether similar mechanisms may mediate thi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112577

12. Comparative post-weaning ontogeny of the mandible in fossorial and semi-aquatic water voles

Author:
Durão, Ana Filipa; Ventura, Jacint; Muñoz-Muñoz, Francesc
Source:
Mammalian biology 2019 v.97 pp. 95-103
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Arvicola; allometry; geometry; habitats; interspecific variation; locomotion; mechanical stress; morphometry; ontogeny; phenotype; phylogeny; skull;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Comparison of post-weaning ontogenetic changes in bone structures between phylogenetically close species with different ecology and types of locomotion can provide a broader picture of the role that function can play in growth patterns. Since the skulls of water voles of genus Arvicola exhibit an important morphological variation associated with underground or semi-aquatic habitats, we compare pos ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2019.05.004

13. Response of a Small Mammal Population Postremediation for an In Situ Oil Pipeline Blowout on the Athabasca Oil Sands

Author:
Smits, Judit E.G.; Sanders, Greg; Charlebois, Michael
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2019 v.38 no.7 pp. 1542-1548
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; body condition; drainage; enzymes; gravity; lead; oil sands; oils; small mammals; steam;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Two releases from steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wellheads occurred 3 yr apart. To track recovery of the affected areas, red‐backed voles were studied 1 and 4 yr later, using population estimates, hepatic detoxification effort, body condition, and tissue metal levels as bioindicators of site recovery. From years 1 to 4, higher ethoxyresorufin‐O‐deethylase induction was no longer evident, c ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.4408

14. A tale of two voles: The challenge of the commonness-rarity continuum in conservation planning. Reply to comments

Author:
Rosenberg, Daniel K.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Arborimus longicaudus; Myodes; adaptive management; ecology; issues and policy; planning; surveys; trees;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The commonness-rarity continuum in species conservation is fraught with challenges because of the complex factors inherent in a population’s persistence and because of the challenges in identifying the level of commonness or rarity. I explored the challenges inherent in determining where a species lies along the continuum by comparing two species of voles. Forsman et al. (2019) challenged my asses ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.05.041

15. Species identity dominates over environment in shaping the microbiota of small mammals

Author:
Knowles, S. C. L.; Eccles, R. M.; Baltrūnaitė, L.
Source:
Ecology letters 2019 v.22 no.5 pp. 826-837
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; community structure; diet; environmental factors; genetics; habitats; intestinal microorganisms; mice; shrews; small mammals; stomach; sympatry;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The mammalian gut microbiota is considered pivotal to host fitness, yet the determinants of community composition remain poorly understood. Laboratory studies show that environmental factors, particularly diet, are important, while comparative work emphasises host genetics. Here, we compare the influence of host genetics and the environment on the microbiota of sympatric small mammal species (mice ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13240

16. Space use, habitat selection and daily activity of water voles Arvicola amphibius co-occurring with the invasive American mink Neovison vison

Author:
Brzeziński, Marcin; Jedlikowski, Jan; Komar, Ewa
Source:
Folia zoologica 2019 v.68 no.1 pp. 21-28
ISSN:
0139-7893
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Arvicola amphibius; Neovison vison; cameras; females; home range; littoral zone; males; ponds; radio telemetry; vegetation;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... A water vole Arvicola amphibius population inhabiting midfield ponds was studied by live-trapping, radio-telemetry and with camera traps. Within the midfield ponds, water voles did not prefer any particular type of littoral vegetation and avoided open water areas within the ponds. The mean distance of daily movements was 118 m for males and 53 m for females. The maximum distance between two locati ...
DOI:
10.25225/fozo.040.2019

17. Additional arvicolines and cricetids from the Fiene local fauna (Irvingtonian) of north-central Kansas

Author:
Zakrzewski, Richard J.
Source:
Quaternary international 2019
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Myodes gapperi; Ondatra zibethicus; Onychomys; Reithrodontomys; bogs; diet; fauna; granivores; insectivores; mice; summer; Kansas;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Two cricetids and three arvicolines are added to the Fiene local fauna (Irvingtonian) of north-central Kansas. Cricetids include the harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys moorei and grasshopper mouse, Onychomys sp. Arvicolines include the muskrat, Ondatra annectens, red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi, and bog lemming, Mictomys kansasensis. The latter two; taxa are extralimital and indicate cooler and wetter ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2019.01.044

18. The Diet of the Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa, at Different Levels of Prey Abundance during the Nesting Season

Author:
Kropacheva, Yu. E.; Smirnov, N. G.; Zykov, S. V.; Cheprakov, M. I.; Sadykova, N. O.; Bachurin, G. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 43-49
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus; Strix nebulosa; biotopes; diet; forest habitats; meadows; nesting; shrews;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Variation in the diet of the Great Gray Owl, a specialist predator, at different levels of prey abundance in different biotopes was studied in the middle Transural region. Microtus voles were found to be the main prey, with shrews being alternative prey. In different plots, two types of change in the diet were observed during the nesting season: (1) substitution of Microtus voles inhabiting meadow ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010041

19. Toward assembling a taxonomic puzzle: Case study of Iranian gray voles of the subgenus Microtus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

Author:
Golenishchev, Fedor; Malikov, Vladimir; Petrova, Tatyana; Bodrov, Semen; Abramson, Nataliya
Source:
Mammalian biology = 2019 v.94 pp. 98-105
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Microtus arvalis; case studies; chromosome number; cytochrome b; hybridization; karyotyping; monophyly; Iran;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The voles of the subgenus Microtus, which includes six species of the so-called “arvalis” group, have always been problematic for classification. Some group members differ in chromosome number and karyotype structure and yet appear morphologically indistinguishable, while others have very similar karyotypes despite exhibiting significant morphological differences. Two “arvalis” voles from Iran, M. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2018.06.007

20. Difficulty in visual sex identification: a case study on bank voles

Author:
Bartolommei, Paola; Bencini, Cristina; Bonacchi, Andrea; Gasperini, Stefania; Manzo, Emiliano; Cozzolino, Roberto
Source:
Mammalia 2018 v.83 no.1 pp. 70-73
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
voles,   etc   ; Clethrionomys glareolus; body weight; case studies; sex determination analysis;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The present study aims at quantifying the error in visual sexing of live-trapped bank voles and evaluating if animal body weight and experience of field workers affected the ability to determine the sex of voles. The error in sex attribution involved 25.6% of non-reproductive individuals, pointing out the need to validate the field sex identification. Body weight of voles did not affect the abilit ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2017-0170