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
Use of a portable ultrasound machine to determine pregnancy and uterine litter size for wild Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni)
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DOI: 10.1007/s13364-020-00530-x
Abstract: Accurate estimates of population dynamics play a major role in formulating conservation strategies for Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) and other keystone species. Over 5 years (2014–2018) at Valles Caldera National Preserve in NM, USA,… read more here.
Keywords: gunnison prairie; litter size; uterine litter; size ... See more keywords
Dialects in the alarm calls of black- tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus): A case of cultural diffusion?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104243
Abstract: Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) produce an alarm call when a predator appears. Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) produce calls that vary in spectral structure according to predator type and specific characteristics unique to the individual… read more here.
Keywords: dogs cynomys; black tailed; cynomys ludovicianus; alarm calls ... 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
Grazing Behavior, Forage Quality, and Intake Rates of Livestock Grazing Pastures Occupied by Prairie Dogs★
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2021.01.004
Abstract: ABSTRACT Prairie dogs can reduce the carrying capacity on rangelands by up to 50% through direct consumption of vegetation and by clipping plants. Studies have shown that forage quality and digestibility are greater on prairie… read more here.
Keywords: grass; forage quality; pdog; prairie dogs ... See more keywords
Parasitism of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs by Linognathoides cynomyis (Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy163
Abstract: Abstract The following study investigates louse parasitism of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord, Rodentia: Sciuridae)) on 20 plots at 13 colonies in the short-grass prairie of New Mexico, USA, June–August, 2011–2012. Among 124 lice… read more here.
Keywords: linognathoides cynomyis; parasitism; black tailed; parasitism black ... See more keywords
Reintroducing a keystone burrowing rodent to restore an arid North American grassland: challenges and successes
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12671
Abstract: Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) are important ecosystem engineers in North America’s central grasslands, and are a key prey base for numerous predators. Prairie dogs have declined dramatically across their former range, prompting reintroduction efforts to… read more here.
Keywords: reintroducing keystone; keystone burrowing; burrowing rodent; grassland ... 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
Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin and its metabolite ciprofloxacin following single-dose subcutaneous injection in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).
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DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.79.6.658
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine plasma concentrations of enrofloxacin and its active metabolite ciprofloxacin following single-dose SC administration to black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). ANIMALS 8 captive healthy 6-month-old sexually intact male black-tailed prairie dogs. PROCEDURES Enrofloxacin… read more here.
Keywords: metabolite ciprofloxacin; black tailed; ciprofloxacin following; prairie dogs ... See more keywords
Factors influencing ranchers’ intentions to manage for vegetation heterogeneity and promote cross-boundary management in the northern Great Plains
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DOI: 10.5751/es-10660-230445
Abstract: Most private grasslands in the Great Plains are managed with the goal to optimize beef production, which tends to homogenize rangeland habitats. The subsequent loss of vegetation heterogeneity on private lands is detrimental to ecosystem… read more here.
Keywords: fire prairie; heterogeneity; management; great plains ... See more keywords