Interactive effects of vegetation and illumination on foraging behavior of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx012
Abstract: Microhabitat conditions affect foraging by small mammals. We investigated the effect of vegetation (vertical cover, coarse woody debris, size of trees) and illumination (cloud cover, lunar illumination) and their interactions on patch use and foraging… read more here.
Keywords: seed; illumination; footed mice; white footed ... See more keywords
Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, Feed Repeatedly on White-Footed Mice despite Strong Inflammatory Response: An Expanding Paradigm for Understanding Tick–Host Interactions
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01784
Abstract: Ticks transmit infectious agents including bacteria, viruses and protozoa. However, their transmission may be compromised by host resistance to repeated tick feeding. Increasing host resistance to repeated tick bites is well known in laboratory animals,… read more here.
Keywords: strong inflammatory; inflammatory response; footed mice; host ... See more keywords