scholarly journals Small terrestrial mammals living along streams acting as natural landscape barriers

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Bohdal ◽  
Josef Navrátil ◽  
František Sedláček
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Natural Landscape ◽  
Genetic Changes ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
Water Courses ◽  
Yellow Necked Mouse ◽  
South Bohemia

AbstractRiparian stands along streams are important landscape elements – biocorridors, allowing the dispersal of many small terrestrial mammals. Streams are, however, also barriers limiting dispersal, which leads to isolation and population-genetic changes. Communities of small terrestrial mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) were studied in 2004 to 2006 on five watercourses of varying widths in Central European cultural landscape situated in South Bohemia (Czech Republic). In total, 547 individuals from 10 species were captured by the Capture-Mark-Recapture method (CMR). Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) and bank voles (Myodes glareolus) were eu-dominant species at all locations. Species diversity and equitability rose with the degree of the barrier – proportional to the width of the stream.The terrestrial mobility of selected species was also assessed. Apodemus flavicollis indicated overall highest values of mobility, and Myodes glareolus males also scored higher values, however, the width of the stream did not correlate with mobility in these species. The animals crossed water-courses on the order of tens of meters wide in the period of 3 months. The frequency of crossing of Apodemus flavicollis decreased exponentially with the width of the stream and was dependent on population density.

The spatial genetic structure of bank vole (Myodes glareolus) and yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) populations: The effect of distance and habitat barriers

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Kozakiewicz ◽  
Alicja Gryczyńska–Siemiątkowska ◽  
Hanna Panagiotopoulou ◽  
Anna Kozakiewicz ◽  
Robert Rutkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Bank Vole ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Bank Vole Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Yellow Necked Mouse

AbstractHabitat barriers are considered to be an important factor causing the local reduction of genetic diversity by dividing a population into smaller sections and preventing gene flow between them. However, the “barrier effect” might be different in the case of different species. The effect of geographic distance and water barriers on the genetic structure of populations of two common rodent species – the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) and the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) living in the area of a lake (on its islands and on two opposite shores) was investigated with the use of microsatellite fragment analysis. The two studied species are characterised by similar habitat requirements, but differ with regard to the socio-spatial structure of the population, individual mobility, capability to cross environmental barriers, and other factors. Trapping was performed for two years in spring and autumn in north-eastern Poland (21°E, 53°N). A total of 160 yellow-necked mouse individuals (7 microsatellite loci) and 346 bank vole individuals (9 microsatellite loci) were analysed. The results of the differentiation analyses (FST and RST) have shown that both the barrier which is formed by a ca. 300 m wide belt of water (between the island and the mainland) and the actual distance of approximately 10 km in continuous populations are sufficient to create genetic differentiation within both species. The differences between local populations living on opposite lake shores are the smallest; differences between any one of them and the island populations are more distinct. All of the genetic diversity indices (the mean number of alleles, mean allelic richness, as well as the observed and expected heterozygosity) of the local populations from the lakeshores were significantly higher than of the small island populations of these two species separated by the water barrier. The more profound “isolation effect” in the case of the island populations of the bank vole, in comparison to the yellow-necked mouse populations, seems to result not only from the lower mobility of the bank vole species, but may also be attributed to other differences in the animals' behaviour.

scholarly journals Selective Predation of Tawny Owls (Strix aluco) on Yellow-Necked Mice (Apodemus flavicollis) and Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Sunde ◽  
Heidi Malene Forsom ◽  
Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi ◽  
Kristian Overskaug
Keyword(s):  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Selective Predation ◽  
Strix Aluco ◽  
Bank Voles

The occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in certain ectoparasites (Mesostigmata, Siphonaptera) of Apodemus flavicollis and Myodes glareolus in chosen localities in the Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Netušil ◽  
Alena Žákovská ◽  
Karel Vostal ◽  
Adam Norek ◽  
Michal Stanko
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Rodent Host ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Pcr Method ◽  
Yellow Necked Mouse

AbstractTicks represent the primary vectors of several serious diseases, including the Lyme disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). In this study two dominant ectoparasitic groups of arthropods (Mesostigmata, Siphonaptera) were investigated for the presence of borrelian DNA in order to determine their potential role of vectors (or carriers) of this bacterium. All individuals (235) were collected from wild-living rodents obtained in three localities in the Czech Republic (Bažantula, Baba and Křižovice). The majority of parasites were members of the families Parasitidae and Dermanyssidae (Mesostigmata) and families Hystrichopsyllidae and Ceratophyllidae (Siphonaptera). The rodent host species was almost exclusively the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis). Bbsl was detected by the PCR method in the following ectoparasite species: Euryparasitus emarginatus (1), Eulaelaps stabularis (1), Haemogamassus nidi (1), Laelaps agilis (5), Myonyssus gigas (1) (Mesostigmata) and Ctenophthalmus agyrtes (1), C. solutus (3) (Siphonaptera).

Ljungan Virus Detected in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus) and Yellow-Necked Mice (Apodemus flavicollis) from Northern Italy

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi C. Hauffe ◽  
Bo Niklasson ◽  
Therese Olsson ◽  
Alessandro Bianchi ◽  
Annapaola Rizzoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Italy ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
Ljungan Virus

scholarly journals Spruce monocultures of the Drahanská vrchovina Upland (Czech Republic) as the biotope of small terrestrial mammals (Rodentia, Soricomorpha)

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Suchomel ◽  
Luboš Purchart ◽  
Jakub Urban
Keyword(s):  
Diversity Index ◽  
Abies Alba ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Herb Layer ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Mixed Stands ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Beech Stand ◽  
Spruce Stands

The community of small terrestrial mammals of spruce monocultures of the Drahanská vrchovina Upland was studied on small experimental plots, namely in spruce plantations aged 30 and 105 years and on comparative plots in a 40-year beech stand and in a 125-year mixed stand occurring apart in the middle of spruce stands. In total, 128 small mammals of five species were trapped in the period 2006–2008. There were the marked dominance and abundance of Apodemus flavicollis at all plots (D = 67.7–82.1%; rA = 1.0–1.6) with the exception of a young spruce stand where Myodes glareolus (D = 57.5%; rA = 1.28) dominated. The community diversity was low (H' = 0.6–1.0) and rather balanced E = 0.51–0.89) showing the highest diversity index in a mature spruce monoculture, which, through its age (105 years), made possible the occurrence of a herb layer. With plantings of Abies alba and Fagus sylvatica (age 8 years), it provided the highest diversity of sites. The mixed and beech stands showed the lowest diversity (H' = 0.6–0.8), which was also affected by the extreme dominance of Apodemus flavicollis (73–82%). These biotopes represented optimum sites for this mouse. Differences in diversity, equitability and relative abundance between particular species and sites were not significant (p > 0.05). In general, the studied spruce stands appear to be little suitable sites for small terrestrial mammals. The local broadleaved and mixed stands established within the spruce monoculture transformation to close-to nature forests enable only increasing the dominance of adaptable species living in neighbouring spruce stands.

scholarly journals Laelapidae mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) infesting small rodents in the Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Biologija ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelina Kaminskienė ◽  
Jana Radzijevskaja ◽  
Linas Balčiauskas ◽  
Vaclovas Gedminas ◽  
Algimantas Paulauskas
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Field Vole ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Small Rodents ◽  
Curonian Spit ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Bank Vole Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Yellow Necked Mouse ◽  
Harvest Mouse

Laelapidae (Acari, Mesostigmata) mites are ecologically diverse and involve predators and parasites found in various habitats. In the present study, Laelapidae mites were collected from 236 small rodents of five species (the yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis, the harvest mouse Micromys minutus, the bank vole Myodes glareolus, the root vole Microtus oeconomus, and the field vole Microtus agrestis) in the Curonian Spit in 2013–2014. Five species of Laelapidae mites – Laelaps agilis, Hyperlaelaps microti, Haemogamassus nidi, Eulaelaps stabularis and Myonyssus gigas – were identified based on the morphological characters of adult females and males. The present study is the first detection of Laelapidae mites parasitizing small rodents in the Curonian Spit, Lithuania.

Skull variability of mice and voles inhabiting the territory of a great cormorant colony

Biologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laima Balčiauskienė ◽  
Linas Balčiauskas ◽  
Marius Jasiulionis
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Great Cormorant ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Skull Size ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
Great Cormorants

AbstractWe investigated the influence of a colony of great cormorants on the skull morphometry of yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicollis) and bank voles (Myodes glareolus) of three age groups trapped in the territory of the colony in 2011- 2014. In general, most of the skull differences in both species were related to character length (skulls tended to become longer). In A. flavicollis, the skull size differences between zones were most expressed in subadult and adult individuals, while in M. glareolus they were most expressed in juveniles, with only a few characters different in adults and none in subadult voles. For both species, the largest skull characters were found mostly in the zone characterized by both the greatest number of cormorant nests and the longest and strongest influence by the colony. Concluding we confirm that the great cormorant colony has an influence on the skull morphometry of A. flavicollis and M. glareolus and we hypothesize that these differences enhance the ability of survival in specific conditions.

scholarly journals New Data on Organization and Spatial Localization of B-Chromosomes in Cell Nuclei of the Yellow-Necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1819
Author(s):  
Tatyana Karamysheva ◽  
Svetlana Romanenko ◽  
Alexey Makunin ◽  
Marija Rajičić ◽  
Alexey Bogdanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Sex Chromosomes ◽  
Interphase Nucleus ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dna Probes ◽  
B Chromosomes ◽  
Apodemus Flavicollis ◽  
Yellow Necked Mouse

The gene composition, function and evolution of B-chromosomes (Bs) have been actively discussed in recent years. However, the additional genomic elements are still enigmatic. One of Bs mysteries is their spatial organization in the interphase nucleus. It is known that heterochromatic compartments are not randomly localized in a nucleus. The purpose of this work was to study the organization and three-dimensional spatial arrangement of Bs in the interphase nucleus. Using microdissection of Bs and autosome centromeric heterochromatic regions of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) we obtained DNA probes for further two-dimensional (2D)- and three-dimensional (3D)- fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies. Simultaneous in situ hybridization of obtained here B-specific DNA probes and autosomal C-positive pericentromeric region-specific probes further corroborated the previously stated hypothesis about the pseudoautosomal origin of the additional chromosomes of this species. Analysis of the spatial organization of the Bs demonstrated the peripheral location of B-specific chromatin within the interphase nucleus and feasible contact with the nuclear envelope (similarly to pericentromeric regions of autosomes and sex chromosomes). It is assumed that such interaction is essential for the regulation of nuclear architecture. It also points out that Bs may follow the same mechanism as sex chromosomes to avoid a meiotic checkpoint.

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