| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| Genes and fleas (Siphonaptera) of the long-tailed ground squirrel across Inner East Asia |
2024 |
43 |
In host-parasite systems, the interplay of biotic and abiotic factors can alter the abundance and distribution of both host and parasite, profoundly impacting the evolution of both and the consequences for human and wildlife health. Understanding the... |
| Spatial variation in mammal and ectoparasite communities in the foothills along the Southern Appalachian Mountains |
2021 |
334 |
Small mammal and ectoparasite community variation and abundance is important for monitoring the transmission rate of zoonotic diseases and informing conservation efforts that maintain host and parasite biodiversity in ecosystems facing global climate... |
| Gut check : exploring gastrointestinal morphology as a continuous functional trait in Appalachian small mammal communities |
2022 |
81 |
Functional traits are phenotypic characteristics that contribute to fitness of species in dynamic and changing environments. In mammals, both categorical and continuous (e.g., quantitative) functional traits have been extensively utilized as proxies ... |