| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 42(2) - 2015 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Yonas Meheretu, Auteur ;
Kiros Welegerima, Auteur ;
Vincent Sluydts, Auteur ;
Hans Bauer, Auteur ;
Kindeya Gebrehiwot, Auteur ;
Jozef Deckers, Auteur ;
Rhodes Makundi, Auteur ;
Herwig Leirs, Auteur
Context. Reproduction and survival are two of the most important demographic factors that play a major role in changing population abundances of pest species over time and space, solid understanding of which is a useful input to forecast future [...]
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Steven R. Belmain, Auteur ;
Nyo Me Htwe, Auteur ;
Nazira Q. Kamal, Auteur ;
Grant R. Singleton, Auteur
Context. Post-harvest losses by rodents have traditionally been calculated by estimates of consumption determined in the laboratory. Methods for assessing storage losses by rodents under smallholder conditions will help farmers and policy makers[...]
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Peter B. Banks, Auteur ;
Helen M. Smith, Auteur
Exotic species have had devastating impacts worldwide and are a major threat to native wildlife. Human commensal species (hereafter commensals) are a special class of exotic species that live largely off the resources associated with human activ[...]
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Rhodes H. Makundi, Auteur ;
Apia W. Massawe, Auteur ;
Benny Borremans, Auteur ;
Anne Laudisoit, Auteur ;
Abdul Katakweba, Auteur
Context. Plague is a serious health problem in northern Tanzania, with outbreaks since 2008 in two districts located in Rift Valley. There is dearth of knowledge on diversity of small mammal and flea fauna occurring in this plague focus. Knowled[...]
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Lise Ruffino, Auteur ;
Diane Zarzoso-Lacoste, Auteur ;
Eric Vidal, Auteur
Bird conservation is nowadays a strong driving force for prioritising rodent eradications, but robust quantitative estimates of impacts are needed to ensure cost-effectiveness of management operations. Here, we review the published literature to[...]
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Jeffery R. Werner, Auteur ;
Charles J. Krebs, Auteur ;
Scott A. Donker, Auteur ;
Rudy Boonstra, Auteur ;
Michael J. Sheriff, Auteur
Context. The arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) comprised 17% of the biomass of herbivores in the Yukon boreal forest during the summer months from 1987 to 1996 and was responsible for 23% of the energy flow at the herbivore level. By [...]
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Alexander M. Stuart, Auteur ;
Grant R. Singleton, Auteur ;
Colin V. Prescott, Auteur
Context. Rattus tanezumi (the Asian house rat) is the principal rodent pest of rice and coconut crops in the Philippines. Little is known about the population and breeding ecology of R. tanezumi in complex agroecosystems; thus, current methods o[...]
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Hongmao Zhang, Auteur ;
Zhenzhen Wang, Auteur ;
Qinghuan Zeng, Auteur ;
Gang Chang, Auteur ;
Zhenyu Wang, Auteur ;
Zhibin Zhang, Auteur
Context. Mutualistic interactions between animals and plants shape the structure of plant-animal systems and, subsequently, affect plant-community structure and regeneration. Aims. To assess the effects of plant and rodent functional traits on t[...]
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Benny Borremans, Auteur ;
Vincent Sluydts, Auteur ;
Rhodes H. Makundi, Auteur ;
Herwig Leirs, Auteur
Context. Toe clipping is a widely used method for permanent marking of small mammals, but its effects are not well known, despite the ethical and scientific implications. Most studies do not find any clear effects, but there is some indication t[...]
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Andrea E. Byrom, Auteur ;
Ally J. K. Nkwabi, Auteur ;
Kristine Metzger, Auteur ;
Simon A. R. Mduma, Auteur ;
Guy J. Forrester, Auteur ;
Wendy A. Ruscoe, Auteur ;
Denne N. Reed, Auteur ;
John Bukombe, Auteur ;
John Mchetto, Auteur ;
A. R. E. Sinclair, Auteur
Context. Protection of natural ecosystems undoubtedly safeguards ecological communities, with positive benefits for ecosystem processes and function. However, ecosystems are under threat from anthropogenic stressors that reduce the resilience bo[...]
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Kim Blasdell, Auteur ;
Frederic Bordes, Auteur ;
Kittipong Chaisiri, Auteur ;
Yannick Chaval, Auteur ;
Julien Claude, Auteur ;
Jean-Francois Cosson, Auteur ;
Alice Latinne, Auteur ;
Johan Michaux, Auteur ;
Serge Morand, Auteur ;
Marie Pages, Auteur ;
Annelise Tran, Auteur
This review aims to synthesise knowledge regarding the taxonomy of South-east Asian murine rodents and the challenges associated with the identification of habitat preferences and associated rodent-borne diseases. Recent studies concerning the R[...]
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Grant R. Singleton, Auteur ;
Jens Jacob, Auteur ;
Charles J. Krebs, Auteur ;
Ara Monadjem, Auteur
