Highest densities of mountain hares (Lepus timidus) associated with ecologically restored bog but not grouse moorland management
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8744
Abstract: Abstract Over the last 20 years, ecological restoration of degraded habitats has become common in conservation practice. Mountain hares (Lepus timidus scoticus) were surveyed during 2017–2021 using 830 km of line transects in the Peak… read more here.
Keywords: management; bog; hares lepus; mountain hares ... See more keywords
Influence of cereal harvest on adrenocortical activity in European hares (Lepus europaeus)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10344-020-01430-w
Abstract: Anthropogenic disturbances, such as habitat modifications and machines, are associated with increased levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs) in mammals, an indicator of a stress response. One human-caused process provoking incisive habitat alterations is harvesting… read more here.
Keywords: cereal harvest; hares lepus; lepus europaeus; european hares ... See more keywords
Outbreak of Cronobacter turicensis in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)
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DOI: 10.1111/lam.13685
Abstract: This is the first report of acute deaths in five European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) attributed to mucoid and necrotizing typhlocolitis caused by genetically different Cronobacter (C.) turicensis strains in northeastern Austria. As this opportunistic… read more here.
Keywords: cronobacter turicensis; brown hares; european brown; lepus europaeus ... See more keywords