Essays about: "wood lemming"

Found 2 essays containing the words wood lemming.

1. 1. The role of diseases in mass mortality of wood lemmings (Myopus schisticolor)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Henrik Johansen; [2021]
   Keywords : wood lemming; Myopus schisticolor; disease; virus; pathogens; mass mortality; orthohantavirus; pan-orthohantavirus; somatic index; spleen index;

   Abstract : Like many other rodent species, the wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) exhibits cycles with large population peaks but unlike most other European rodents, these peaks are frequently followed by mass mortality. It is largely unknown what pathogens wood lemmings carry and if pathogens could affect their population dynamics. READ MORE

3. 2. The role of predation in mass mortality of wood Lemmings (Myopus schisticolor)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Björn Wallgren; [2019]
   Keywords : wood lemming; Myopus schisticolor; outbreak; predation; predator; mass mortality;

   Abstract : The wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) is known for its skewed sex-ratio and unpredictable population outbreaks followed by mass mortality. Both mammalian and avian predators include the wood lemming in their diet, but the role of predation in the population dynamics and mass mortality of wood lemmings is unclear. READ MORE