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Is bedding material a more effective thermal insulator than trap cover for smal...
Torre, Ignasi; Bustamante, Paco; Flaquer, Carles; Oliveira, Flávio G.Live trapping is a key technique for conducting ecological studies on small mammals. All-metal live traps are popular in monitoring schemes owing to their tested performance, lightweight design (aluminium) and foldability. However, capture represents a stressful situation for small mammals, particularly during cold seasons, when individuals are susceptible to cold weather starvation resulting from low temperatu...
Behavioral responses of rural and urban greater white-toothed shrews (Crocidura...
Oliveira, Flávio G.; Tapisso, Joaquim T.; von Merten, Sophie; Rychlik, Leszek; Fonseca, Paulo; Mathias, Maria da LuzThe development of urban areas imposes challenges that wildlife must adapt to in order to persist in these new habitats. One of the greatest changes brought by urbanization has been an increase in anthropogenic noise, with negative consequences for the natural behavior of animals. Small mammals are particularly vulnerable to urbanization and noise, despite some species having successfully occupied urban environ...
Behavioral and energetic responses of the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidur...
Oliveira, Flávio G.Phenotypic plasticity has been recognized as one of the most important mechanisms by which individuals are able to respond to both rapid changes in the immediate environment and longterm global changes. However, studies about the effects of plasticity in species’ maintenance and survival are still lacking. The greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula is one of the few species that appears to be responding ...