Published in Russian Journal of Ecology
AbstractThe growth rate of the first lower molar and its wear features have been studied in narrow-skulled vole individuals (n = 39) that received hard and soft feeds under laboratory conditions. Using tetracycline markers, we have found that the tooth height increases by 0.33–0.56 mm throughout the day. Voles that received soft feed, in general, h...
Published in Russian Journal of Ecology
Methodological approaches to the description of variants and degrees of hypselodont tooth mesowear in voles are proposed on the basis of studies on the collection of skulls of two vole species trapped in the field (narrow-headed vole, n = 38; common vole, n = 22) and two species from laboratory colonies (narrow-headed vole, n = 46; root vole, n = 7...
Published in Mammal Research
Forest habitats after harvesting or wildfire disturbance are usually dominated by early successional vegetation for up to 5–10 years, as well as downed wood or coarse woody debris (CWD). Abundance of Microtus voles is often highest in these sites with sufficient plant cover being crucial for population increases. The role of CWD for voles is less c...
Published in Crop Protection
•Mean abundance of voles higher when woody debris in windrows than dispersed.•Mean cumulative incidence of trees damaged by voles higher in windrow than dispersed sites.•Trees planted adjacent to a windrow had greater feeding damage than those planted further away.•Some tree loss to be balanced by biodiversity and conservation considerations.
Published in Oecologia
We analysed whether annual survival of male Tengmalm's owls in western Finland varies according to changes in the abundance of their main prey, Microtus voles. Our analyses were based on capture-recapture data over five 3-year population cycles of voles from 1981to 1995, each cycle consisting of consecutive years of low, increasing and decreasing v...
