Winter activity rhythms of a rodent pest species in agricultural habitats
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DOI: 10.1007/s13364-019-00443-4
Abstract: Predation risk is the main factor affecting movements of mammal prey species. Here we assessed the activity patterns of a nearly endemic fossorial rodent, the Savi’s pine vole Microtus savii , in two agroecosystems in… read more here.
Keywords: activity rhythms; savi pine; rodent; rhythms rodent ... See more keywords
Indoor and outdoor winter activity of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of bluetongue virus, in Italy
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12260
Abstract: Indoor and outdoor winter activity of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in central Italy was investigated in order to evaluate whether indoor activity might account for the overwintering of bluetongue virus, as has been hypothesized by… read more here.
Keywords: winter; outdoor winter; activity culicoides; winter activity ... See more keywords