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    Synergistic effects of predation and parasites on the overwinter survival of root voles

    Predators and parasites have been important extrinsic factors influencing the fluctuation of small mammal populations. They can have non-additive effects on a shared group of preys or hosts, which can have imp...

    Guo-Zhen Shang, Ya-Hui Zhu, Yan Wu, Yi-Fan Cao, Jiang-Hui Bian in Oecologia (2019)

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    Five new species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 from the endangered Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae: Caprinae) in the Hoh **l Nature Reserve Area of Qinghai Province, China

    We examined faeces of 76 endangered Tibetan antelopes Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel) in May 2017, from the Hoh **l Nature Reserve, Qinghai Province, China, and found 62/76 (82%) discharging oöcysts representing five...

    Yi-Fan Cao, Yan-Bin Yang, Donald W. Duszynski, Ya-Hui Zhu in Systematic Parasitology (2019)

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    The synergistic effect of density stress during the maternal period and adulthood on immune traits of root vole (Microtus oeconomus) individuals—a field experiment

    The literature reveals that stress in early life or adulthood can influence immune function. As most studies on this are from the laboratory, there is a need for replicated studies in wild animals. This study...

    Shou-Yang Du, Yi-Fan Cao, Xu-Heng Nie, Yan Wu, Jiang-Hui Bian in Oecologia (2016)

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    Four new coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Plateau zokor, Myospalax baileyi Thomas (Rodentia: Myospalacinae), a subterranean rodent from Haibei area, Qinghai Province, China

    Thirty-eight faecal samples from the Plateau zokor, Myospalax baileyi Thomas, collected in the Haibei Area, Qinghai Province, China, were examined for the presence of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae). Seventeen...

    Yi-Fan Cao, Xu-Heng Nie, Tong-Zuo Zhang, Shou-Yang Du in Systematic Parasitology (2014)