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Open AccessAsymptomatic viral infection is associated with lower host reproductive output in wild mink populations
Many endemic viruses circulate in populations without hosts showing visible signs of disease, while still having the potential to alter host survival or reproduction. Aleutian Mink Disease Virus (AMDV) circula...
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Spatial variation in anthropogenic mortality induces a source–sink system in a hunted mesopredator
Lethal carnivore management is a prevailing strategy to reduce livestock predation. Intensity of lethal management varies according to land-use, where carnivores are more intensively hunted on farms relative t...
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Open AccessThe impact of river fragmentation on the population persistence of native and alien mink: an ecological trap for the endangered European mink
The genetic diversity of feral and ranch American mink was studied in order to detect gene flux among rivers, investigate the processes of invasion, and determine the possible effects of river barriers. Tissue...
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Over-Seasonal and Sex-Independent Expression of Kappa Casein Gene (CSN3) in Mammalian Blood Lymphocytes
After observing the nonspecific expression of the alpha S1 casein gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of goats, we continued to trace illegitimate gene-expression patterns in mammals. Six mammalian spec...