The energy and nutrient demands of parasites on their hosts are frequently invoked as an
explanation for negative impacts of parasitism on host survival and reproductive success …

Personality traits overlap in behavioral syndromes that are assumed to be related to
physiology and life history traits, shaping pace-of-life syndromes. Boldness and explorative …

The effects of logging on wildlife have been evaluated mainly in landscapes dominated by
even-aged forest stands, leaving the impacts of harvesting on wildlife in irregularly …

ABSTRACT Hypotheses:(1) Intra-and inter-specific competition should increase with
anthropogenic disturbances that reduce habitat quality.(2) In forested ecosystems, predation …

Given the ubiquity and evolutionary importance of parasites, their effect on the energy
budget of mammals remains surprisingly unclear. The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus (L …

Abstract Botflies (Diptera: Cuterebra sp.) are widely distributed and seasonally abundant
parasites of small mammals in North America. To assess their effect on rodent survival, we …

Background The effects of parasitism on host survival and reproduction can be highly
complex depending on the type of parasites, host sex and life-history characteristics, and …

First comprehensive account of the mammals of the entire southeastern US The
southeastern United States is home to a remarkable and diverse mammalian fauna that is a …

ABSTRACT Bot flies (Oestridae: Cuterebrinae) are obligate mammalian parasites that
complete the larval stage of their life cycle under the skin of their host. Most detailed studies …

This account represents a thorough update of Mammalian Species 210 on the subject
species by AV Linzey, incorporating 102 relevant references published since 1983 …