Sex and age differences in skull size in Myodes glareolus from Slovakia

Animal Biology ◽

10.1163/15707563-bja10061 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Alexander Csanády ◽

Ladislav Mošanský

Keyword(s):

Sexual Dimorphism ◽

Age Differences ◽

Bank Vole ◽

Regional Differences ◽

Regional Level ◽

Myodes Glareolus ◽

Skull Size ◽

Craniometric Analysis ◽

Upper Molar ◽

Sex And Age Differences

Abstract The results of a craniometric analysis of the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) were evaluated in this study. Twenty cranial variables were measured and evaluated on 149 skulls (78 males, 71 females) with respect to sex and age. The main aim of this study was to test the sexual dimorphism in skull size. Overall, our results showed that on average, the values for adult and subadult females of M. glareolus were higher than for males. Results presented here thus reveal sexual differences in the measured cranial traits, most expressed for the length of the mandible and the height of the mandible. The effect size was very large for the length of the first upper molar. Comparison of our results with those from other countries confirmed that there are regional differences. These findings highlight the need for craniometric analysis of species also at the regional level.

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Sexual dimorphism, asymmetry, and the effect of reproduction on pelvis bone in the bank vole, Myodes glareolus

Mammal Research ◽

10.1007/s13364-017-0317-1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 297-306

Author(s):

Alicja Matysiak ◽

Anna W. Malecha ◽

Hubert Jakubowski ◽

Edyta T. Sadowska ◽

Paweł Koteja ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Dimorphism ◽

Bank Vole ◽

Myodes Glareolus ◽

Bank Vole Myodes Glareolus

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Child and Adolescent Suicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina Before and After the War (1992–1995)

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000021 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 160-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Almir Fajkic ◽

Orhan Lepara ◽

Martin Voracek ◽

Nestor D. Kapusta ◽

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Age Differences ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Youth Suicide ◽

Southeastern Europe ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Before And After ◽

Sex And Age Differences

Background: Evidence on youth suicides from Southeastern Europe is scarce. We are not aware of previous reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which experienced war from 1992 to 1995. Durkheim’s theory of suicide predicts decreased suicide rates in wartime and increased rates afterward. Aims: To compare child and adolescent suicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina before and after the war. Methods: Data on youth suicide for prewar (1986–90) and postwar (2002–06) periods were analyzed with respect to prevalence, sex and age differences, and suicide methods. Suicide data from 1991 through 2001 were not available. Results: Overall youth suicide rates were one-third lower in the postwar than in the prewar period. This effect was most pronounced for girls, whose postwar suicide rates almost halved, and for 15–19-year-old boys, whose rates decreased by about a one-fourth. Suicides increased among boys aged 14 or younger. Firearm suicides almost doubled proportionally and were the predominant postwar method, while the most common prewar method had been hanging. Conclusions: The findings from this study indicate the need for public education in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the role of firearm accessibility in youth suicide and for instructions on safe storage in households. Moreover, raising societal awareness about suicide risk factors and suicide prevention is needed.

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A large panel of novel microsatellite markers for the bank vole (Myodes glareolus)

Molecular Ecology Resources ◽

10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02228.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 1164-1168 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

K. RIKALAINEN ◽

A. GRAPPUTO ◽

E. KNOTT ◽

E. KOSKELA ◽

T. MAPPES

Keyword(s):

Microsatellite Markers ◽

Bank Vole ◽

Myodes Glareolus ◽

Large Panel ◽

Bank Vole Myodes Glareolus

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Rodent host population dynamics drive zoonotic Lyme Borreliosis and Orthohantavirus infections in humans in Northern Europe

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-95000-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mahdi Aminikhah ◽

Jukka T. Forsman ◽

Esa Koskela ◽

Tapio Mappes ◽

Jussi Sane ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Lyme Borreliosis ◽

Bank Vole ◽

Myodes Glareolus ◽

Northern Europe ◽

Time Lags ◽

Rodent Population ◽

Vole Cycles ◽

Infection Dynamics ◽

Abundance Fluctuations

AbstractZoonotic diseases, caused by pathogens transmitted between other vertebrate animals and humans, pose a major risk to human health. Rodents are important reservoir hosts for many zoonotic pathogens, and rodent population dynamics affect the infection dynamics of rodent-borne diseases, such as diseases caused by hantaviruses. However, the role of rodent population dynamics in determining the infection dynamics of rodent-associated tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria, have gained limited attention in Northern Europe, despite the multiannual abundance fluctuations, the so-called vole cycles, that characterise rodent population dynamics in the region. Here, we quantify the associations between rodent abundance and LB human cases and Puumala Orthohantavirus (PUUV) infections by using two time series (25-year and 9-year) in Finland. Both bank vole (Myodes glareolus) abundance as well as LB and PUUV infection incidence in humans showed approximately 3-year cycles. Without vector transmitted PUUV infections followed the bank vole host abundance fluctuations with two-month time lag, whereas tick-transmitted LB was associated with bank vole abundance ca. 12 and 24 months earlier. However, the strength of association between LB incidence and bank vole abundance ca. 12 months before varied over the study years. This study highlights that the human risk to acquire rodent-borne pathogens, as well as rodent-associated tick-borne pathogens is associated with the vole cycles in Northern Fennoscandia, yet with complex time lags.

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