scholarly journals New distribution data of the least weasel Mustela nivalis in Castilla y León, Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 66-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio C. Domínguez ◽  
Francisco Díaz-Ruiz ◽  
Javier Viñuelas ◽  
Noelia de Diego ◽  
Sonia Illanas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Data ◽  
Least Weasel ◽  
Castilla Y Leon ◽  
Mustela Nivalis ◽  
New Distribution

scholarly journals A beacon of dung: using lemming (Lemmus lemmus) winter nests and DNA analysis of faeces to further understand predator–prey dynamics in Northern Sweden

Polar Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Vigués ◽  
Silvia Menci ◽  
Caitlin Wilkinson ◽  
Maryline Le Vaillant ◽  
Anders Angerbjörn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Analysis ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Least Weasel ◽  
Arctic Regions ◽  
Mustela Nivalis ◽  
Lemming Cycle ◽  
Lemmus Lemmus

Abstract The hypothesis that predation is the cause of the regular small rodent population oscillations observed in boreal and Arctic regions has long been debated. Within this hypothesis, it is proposed that the most likely predators to cause these destabilizing effects are sedentary specialists, with small mustelids being possible candidates. One such case would be the highly specialized least weasel (Mustela nivalis) driving the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus) cycle in Fennoscandia. These predators are often elusive and therefore distribution data can only be based on field signs, which is problematic when various mustelid species are sympatric, such as weasels and stoats (Mustela erminea). Here we present the results of using mustelid faeces in predated winter lemming nests to correctly identify the predator and thus discern which species exerts the strongest predation pressure on lemming winter populations. Samples were obtained during different phases in the lemming cycle, spanning 6 years, to account for different prey densities. Faecal mitochondrial DNA extraction and amplification of a 400-bp fragment was successful in 92/114 samples (81%); the sequencing of these samples proved that most predation occurrences (83%) could be attributed to the least weasel. These findings support the hypothesis that weasels in particular show high specificity in predation and could therefore be candidates to driving the lemming cycle in this area. We conclude that DNA analysis of faecal remains around predated nests can be a useful tool for further investigations concerning predator–prey interactions in the tundra.

New Distribution Record of Taenia mustelae Gmelin, 1790 (Cestoda) from the Least Weasel Mustela nivalis in Hokkaido, Japan

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Iwaki ◽  
Niichiro Abe ◽  
Toshiyuki Shibahara ◽  
Yuzaburo Oku ◽  
Masao Kamiya
Keyword(s):  
Least Weasel ◽  
Mustela Nivalis ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution

Catocala Schrank species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Iran with new distribution data

2019 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
Sousan Alavi ◽  
Mehdi Esfandiari ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Rabieh
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Data ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
New Distribution

The holarctic moth genus Catocala Schrank (1802) (Erebidae: Erebinae, Catocalini) includes about 300 species that are often monophagous on oak (Quercus), willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus). In this research, we studied the moths of the genus Catocala in Iran that were collected by light traps in different Iranian provinces, mostly during 2010–2018. Our results revealed eight species and two subspecies of Catocala from the provinces of Kermanshah, Lorestan, Chaharmahal-va Bakhtiari, Ilam, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh-va Boyerahmad, Fars, Kerman, Khorasan-e Jonubi, Yazd and Khorasan-e Razavi. Among the records there are 14 new provincial records. Overall, we list 20 species and four subspecies of Catocala as occurring in Iran. This list is compiled from our own research and a review of existing literature.

New distribution data and population structure of the European mudminnow Umbra krameri in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 659-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sekulić ◽  
S. Marić ◽  
L. Galambos ◽  
D. Radošević ◽  
J. Krpo-Ćetković
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Umbra Krameri

First Report of Natural Infection of Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1776) with Leishmania major in Tunisia

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1507-1509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wissem Ghawar ◽  
Mohamed Ali Snoussi ◽  
Nabil Bel Haj Hamida ◽  
Aïcha Boukthir ◽  
Rihab Yazidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leishmania Major ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
First Report ◽  
Least Weasel ◽  
Mustela Nivalis

Contribution to the taxonomy and distribution of Aciculidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) in Albania and the surroundings

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5004 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-150
Author(s):  
ROMILDA LIKA ◽  
TAMÁS DELI ◽  
ANILA PAPARISTO ◽  
ZOLTÁN P. ERŐSS ◽  
ZOLTÁN FEHÉR
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Neighbouring Region ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Iucn Criteria

Reviewing historical and recently collected material of family Aciculidae from Albania and the neighbouring region, we synonymized two species and one subspecies, namely Platyla corpulenta Subai, 2009 under Platyla procax Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989; Platyla ceraunorum A. Reischütz, N. Steiner-Reischütz & P. L. Reischütz, 2016 under Platyla similis (Reinhardt, 1880) and Renea kobelti albanica Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989 under Renea kobelti (A. J. Wagner,1910). Four aciculid species are first mentioned for Albania: Platyla similis and Platyla procax that replace their junior synonyms; and Platyla feheri Subai, 2009 and Platyla gracilis (Clessin, 1877) that are new to the country. Furthermore, new distribution data are provided for Platyla albanica Subai, 2012, Platyla banatica (Rossmässler, 1842), Platyla wilhelmi (A. J. Wagner, 1910) and Renea kobelti (A. J. Wagner, 1910). In the light of new distribution data, their conservation statuses according to IUCN criteria are assessed at the national level and, when necessary, are re-assessed at global level.

scholarly journals New records of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from Portugal, with an updated checklist

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloš Černý ◽  
Rui Andrade ◽  
Ana Rita Gonçalves ◽  
Michael von Tschirnhaus
Keyword(s):  
Host Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
New Host ◽  
Old World ◽  
Plant Pest ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract New records of 110 species of the acalyptrate Diptera family Agromyzidae are given from Portugal, including Madeira, Porto Santo and the Azores. A quarantine plant pest, Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch, 1913), was detected in the Old World for the first time. Details on Phytobia xylem- miners and a parthenogenetic Phytomyza species are recorded together with new distribution data. For certain species morphological and taxonomic notes and discussions on known or new host plants are added. A complete checklist of Agromyzidae of Portugal is presented.

scholarly journals Prey selection of the least weasel Mustela nivalis in the laboratory

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pirjo Pekkarinen ◽  
Jari Heikkilä
Keyword(s):  
Prey Selection ◽  
Least Weasel ◽  
Mustela Nivalis ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals New distribution data for Alburnus sava Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Jelić, Diripasko & Naseka, 2017 and Telestes souffia (Risso, 1827) in the Western Balkans

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matej Vucić ◽  
Ivana Sučić ◽  
Dušan Jelić
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Data ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
The Town ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract The distribution data of Alburnus sava and Telestes souffia has been updated in Croatia in comparison to the previously known data. Alburnus sava is much more widespread in the Sava drainage and also occurs in the River Sava near the town of Županja, rivers Drina and Bosna. Telestes souffia has a much more restricted range in Croatia than previously believed and is only known from the Bregana, small, right tributary of the River Sava on the Croatian-Slovenian border. Both species are poorly known and threatened.

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