Direct and indirect effects of a keystone engineer on a shrubland-prairie food web.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3195
Abstract: Keystone engineers are critical drivers of biodiversity throughout ecosystems worldwide. Within the North American Great Plains, the black-tailed prairie dog is an imperiled ecosystem engineer and keystone species with well-documented impacts on the flora and… read more here.
Keywords: direct indirect; prairie dog; vegetation; indirect effects ... See more keywords
Suspected Hepadnavirus Association with a Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.09.004
Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinomas are the most commonly reported neoplasm of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). In several other closely related Sciuridae species, infection with species-specific hepadnaviruses is associated with the development of these tumours, but such… read more here.
Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; prairie dog; black tailed; cynomys ludovicianus ... See more keywords
Plant and Bird Community Dynamics in Mixed-Grass Prairie Grazed by Native and Domestic Herbivores☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2018.10.002
Abstract: ABSTRACT Native colonial and large ungulate herbivores infrequently coexist on contemporary landscapes but frequently would have in the past, and understanding these interactions is important for conservation in working landscapes-those lands managed for biological and… read more here.
Keywords: grass prairie; prairie dog; community; bird ... See more keywords
Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Influence on Forage Quantity and Quality in a Grazed Grassland-Shrubland Ecotone ☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2018.10.004
Abstract: Abstract Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) have high dietary overlap with livestock, which can cause forage-centric conflicts between agriculture and conservation. Research suggests prairie dogs can enhance forage quality, but trade-offs between quality and quantity… read more here.
Keywords: quality; prairie dog; forage; forage quality ... See more keywords
Drought-mediated changes in black-tailed prairie dog colonies in the Northern Great Plains
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa070
Abstract: Populations of many mammal species living in grassland ecosystems across North America have been reduced greatly over the past 200 years due to conversion of native prairie to human-related uses. Foremost among these species is… read more here.
Keywords: black tailed; prairie dog; national park; tailed prairie ... See more keywords
Reevaluation of the Role of Blocked Oropsylla hirsuta Prairie Dog Fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) in Yersinia pestis (Enterobacterales: Enterobacteriaceae) Transmission
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac021
Abstract: Abstract Prairie dogs in the western United States experience periodic epizootics of plague, caused by the flea-borne bacterial pathogen Yersinia pestis. An early study indicated that Oropsylla hirsuta (Baker), often the most abundant prairie dog… read more here.
Keywords: flea; transmission; prairie dog; oropsylla hirsuta ... See more keywords
Managing plague on prairie dog colonies: insecticides as ectoparasiticides
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DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12375
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Human health practitioners and wildlife biologists use insecticides to manage plague by suppressing fleas (Siphonaptera), but insecticides can also kill other ectoparasites. We investigated effects of deltamethrin and fipronil on ectoparasites from black-tailed prairie… read more here.
Keywords: plague; prairie dog; june july; plague prairie ... See more keywords
Precipitation, Climate Change, and Parasitism of Prairie Dogs by Fleas that Transmit Plague
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DOI: 10.1645/16-195
Abstract: Abstract Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are hematophagous ectoparasites that can reduce the fitness of vertebrate hosts. Laboratory populations of fleas decline under dry conditions, implying that populations of fleas will also decline when precipitation is scarce… read more here.
Keywords: prairie dog; precipitation; prairie dogs; climate change ... See more keywords