Variations in Gut Microbiota of Siberian Flying Squirrels Correspond to Seasonal Phenological Changes in Their Hokkaido Subarctic Forest Ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1007/s00248-018-1278-x
Abstract: Gut microbial communities of animals are influenced by diet and seasonal weather changes. Since foraging strategies of wild animals are affected by phenological changes, gut microbial communities would differ among seasons. However, interactions of plant-animal-microbiota… read more here.
Keywords: siberian flying; temperature; flying squirrels; phenological changes ... See more keywords
Population fluctuations and spatial synchrony in an arboreal rodent
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04537-3
Abstract: Climatic conditions, trophic links between species and dispersal may induce spatial synchrony in population fluctuations. Spatial synchrony increases the extinction risk of populations and, thus, it is important to understand how synchrony-inducing mechanisms affect populations… read more here.
Keywords: population fluctuations; fluctuations spatial; spatial synchrony; flying squirrels ... See more keywords
First record of Leptospira and Blastocystis infections in captive flying squirrels (Trogopterus xanthipes) from Enshi County, China.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105065
Abstract: In traditional Chinese medicine, the feces of flying squirrels have long been used to promote blood circulation and relieve bodily stasis. However, the excrement of flying squirrels may harbor zoonotic agents that could be hazardous… read more here.
Keywords: leptospira blastocystis; medicine; flying squirrels; china ... See more keywords
An examination of endoparasites and fecal testosterone levels in flying squirrels (Glaucomys spp.) using high performance liquid chromatography-ultra-violet (HPLC-UV)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2017.05.003
Abstract: The immuno-competence hypothesis proposes that higher levels of testosterone increases the susceptibility to parasitism. Here we examined the testosterone levels in two species of flying squirrels (Glaucomys): one known to regularly host a nematode species… read more here.
Keywords: squirrels glaucomys; flying squirrels; fecal testosterone; testosterone levels ... See more keywords
Ultraviolet fluorescence discovered in New World flying squirrels (Glaucomys)
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy177
Abstract: Fluorescence of visible wavelengths under ultraviolet (UV) light has been previously detected in a wide range of birds, reptiles, and amphibians and a few marsupial mammals. Here, we report the discovery of vivid UV fluorescence… read more here.
Keywords: new world; flying squirrels; fluorescence; world flying ... See more keywords
Predation risk landscape modifies flying and red squirrel nest site occupancy independently of habitat amount
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194624
Abstract: Habitat choice often entails trade-offs between food availability and predation risk. Understanding the distribution of individuals in space thus requires that both habitat characteristics and predation risk are considered simultaneously. Here, we studied the nest… read more here.
Keywords: predation risk; habitat; flying squirrels; occupancy ... See more keywords
Oldest skeleton of a fossil flying squirrel casts new light on the phylogeny of the group
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.39270
Abstract: Flying squirrels are the only group of gliding mammals with a remarkable diversity and wide geographical range. However, their evolutionary story is not well known. Thus far, identification of extinct flying squirrels has been exclusively… read more here.
Keywords: flying squirrel; flying squirrels; group; oldest skeleton ... See more keywords