microtus agrestis
Gene flow and population structure of a common agricultural wild species (Microtus agrestis) under different land management regimes
... The impact of landscape structure and land management on dispersal of populations of wild species inhabiting the agricultural landscape was investigated focusing on the field vole (Microtus agrestis) in ...
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A candidate tolerance gene identified in a natural population of field voles (Microtus agrestis)
... Our own work has previously identified the expression of a particular master transcription factor, Gata3, as a marker of toler- ance in mature male field voles, Microtus agrestis. This work showed that ...
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Land bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis
... (Microtus agrestis) mitochondrial genealogy from the well-established series of post-glacial geophysical changes that led to the formation of the Baltic Sea and the separation of the Scandinavian peninsula ...
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Effect of photoperiod on body mass, food intake and body composition in the field vole, Microtus agrestis
... Field voles (Microtus agrestis L.) were obtained from a captive bred population started from approximately 50 individuals captured near Aberdeen (57°N) in 2000. The breeding colony was maintained on a ...
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From the animal house to the field : are there consistent individual differences in immunological profile in wild populations of field voles (Microtus agrestis)?
... Inbred mouse strains, living in simple laboratory environments far removed from nature, have been shown to vary consistently in their immune response. However, wildlife popula- tions are typically outbreeding and face a ...
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A candidate tolerance gene identified in a natural population of field voles (Microtus agrestis)
... A candidate tolerance gene identified in a natural population of field voles Microtus agrestis Wanelik, KM, Begon, M, Birtles, RJ, Bradley, JE, Friberg, IM, Jackson, JA, Taylor, CH, Thom[r] ...
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A candidate tolerance gene identified in a natural population of field voles (Microtus agrestis)
... Our own work has previously identified the expression of a particular master transcription factor, Gata3, as a marker of toler- ance in mature male field voles, Microtus agrestis. This work showed that ...
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Home range and dispersal of the field vole Microtus agrestis in an organic agro ecosystem
... Table 2: Final status of tracked Microtus agrestis. Alive: Animals tracked until their radio transmitter was removed; Predated: Transmitter found together with the remnants of a predated animal or located ...
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Immunogenetics and polymorphism in a natural population of field voles (Microtus agrestis)
... Hence, for the first time, I have demonstrated that parasites can act as a selective force to maintain diversity at non-MHC immune genes in natural populations, and that variation in imm[r] ...
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Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens
... Clark et al. 2009), forced European species to survive the severe climatic conditions by retreating to refugia located in the south (in three peninsulas: Apennine, Balkan and Iberian; Taberlet et al. 1998; Hewitt 1999) ...
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Susceptibility of Several North American Rodents That Are Sympatric with Cervid CWD Epidemics
... Prion protein gene (PRNP) sequencing. We isolated genomic DNA from skin or muscle tissue by using the DNA IQ system (Promega) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. PCR and sequencing conditions were as described ...
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Physiological, but not fitness, effects of two interacting haemoparasitic infections in a wild rodent
... two common blood parasites in the field vole Microtus agrestis: Babesia microti and Bartonella.. spp., both of which have zoonotic potential.[r] ...
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Ambient temperature shapes reproductive output during pregnancy and lactation in the common vole (Microtus arvalis): a test of the heat dissipation limit theory
... Most studies reviewed above were conducted using laboratory or husbandry animals. Numerous generations of selection under these domestic conditions might have shifted the genetic makeup of these animals away from those ...
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The Common Shrew (Sorex araneus): A neglected host of tick borne infections?
... (Microtus agrestis), a known reservoir of various tick-borne infections, from sites located within a plantation forest in northern England over a 2-year ...
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Host parasite biology in the real world : the field voles of Kielder
... 1996) and the distribution of a zoonotic pathogen, cowpox virus, in natural populations of rodents (Crouch et al. 1995). There were obvious attractions in moving from the laboratory to the fi eld, in looking more deeply ...
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Lysozyme activity in the plasma of rodents infected with their homologous trypanosomes
... Methods: Blood samples of rodents, Microtus agrestis, Clethrionomys glareolus, Apodemus sylvaticus, BK rats and outbred mice infected with T. microti, T. evotomys, T. grosi, T. lewisi and T. musculi ...
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Identification of variables contributing to superovulation efficiency for production of transgenic prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
... Background: The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is an emerging animal model for biomedical research because of its rich sociobehavioral repertoire. Recently, lentiviral transgenic technology has been used to ...
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Photoentrainment in blind and sighted rodent species: responses to photophase light with different wavelengths
... Microtus socialis (Pallas 1773) and Spalax ehrenbergi (Nehring 1898) represent extremes of ecological adaptation and visual capability. M. socialis is a semi-fossorial species with predominantly nocturnal activity ...
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Impact of Microtus arvalis and Lepus europaeus on apple trees by trunk bark gnawing
... In total 1 012 apple trees of two varieties (Malus × domestica, Borkh 1803) were evaluated; 506 indi- viduals of cv. Melodie/Angold with branching crown habit, and 506 individuals of cv. Red Spring with columnar crown ...
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Novel unconditioned prosocial behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) as a model for empathy
... In humans, observing distress drives signaling between the cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, and limbic regions, such as the amygdala and hypothalamus [1]. This correlates with self-reported empathy, an external ...
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