Seasonal changes in the concentrations of plant secondary metabolites and their effects on food selection by Microtus oeconomusMammalian Biology - Tập 79 - Trang 215-220 - 2014
Xin Dai, Mei Han, Qian Liu, Guozhen Shang, Baofa Yin, Aiqin Wang, Biggins E. Dean, Wanhong Wei, Shengmei Yang
Using cafeteria trials conducted during June–September 2008 in Qinghai Province, China, we investigated the selection of 20 plant species by root voles (Microtus oeconomus). It was found that both favored and edible plant groups of root voles comprised 6 species, while the remaining 8 species were anorectic plants. Three plant secondary metabolites (PSMs): flavonoids, condensed tannins, and total ...... hiện toàn bộ
Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Iranian brown bears (Ursus arctos) reveals new phylogeographic lineageMammalian Biology - Tập 81 - Trang 1-9 - 2015
Mohammad Reza Ashrafzadeh, Mohammad Kaboli, Mohammad Reza Naghavi
Brown bears are mostly found in relatively low densities in the mountainous forests of Iran, from north to northwest and west, as well. Phylogeographic and genetic relationships between Iranian brown bears and others in the world are still unclear. We sequenced a 614 bp fragment of mtDNA control region of 15 sampled brown bears throughout Iran, where a dataset comprising a total number of 336 sequ...... hiện toàn bộ
Den preferences and denning behaviour in urban stone martens (Martes foina)Mammalian Biology - Tập 75 - Trang 138-145 - 2010
Jan Herr, Laurent Schley, Edmée Engel, Timothy J. Roper
Stone martens (Martes foina) occur in urban environments in many parts of continental Europe, where they cause a nuisance by denning in inhabited houses. We radio tracked 13 stone martens (10 females, 3 males) in two towns in southern Luxembourg during a 2-year period, in order to investigate den preferences and patterns of den use. We predicted that urban martens would make more use of buildings ...... hiện toàn bộ