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View article: Complementary approaches to measure predation pressure on butterfly populations in Australia
Complementary approaches to measure predation pressure on butterfly populations in Australia Open
Predation pressure is a major force driving the evolution of anti-predatory traits, yet quantifying its intensity in the wild remains difficult. In this study, we combined three complementary methods to evaluate predation risk in Australia…
View article: Beyond the laboratory: the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) as a novel model organism in biological research
Beyond the laboratory: the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) as a novel model organism in biological research Open
Rodents constitute a significant proportion of mammalian diversity, with their adaptability and wide distribution making them indispensable study organisms across various biological disciplines. While the laboratory mouse remains a predomi…
View article: Contrasting roles of host species in tick-pathogen interactions and their influence on Lyme borreliosis hazard across boreal island communities
Contrasting roles of host species in tick-pathogen interactions and their influence on Lyme borreliosis hazard across boreal island communities Open
Predicting the hazard of Lyme borreliosis (LB) is complex due to host-specific effects on tick and pathogen dynamics. To unpick the contributions of cervids and rodents on ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi infection in ticks in boreal region,…
View article: Can Ixodes trianguliceps sustain a transmission cycle of tick-borne encephalitis virus?
Can Ixodes trianguliceps sustain a transmission cycle of tick-borne encephalitis virus? Open
The transmission dynamics of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) remain enigmatic. New lineages of the European TBEV-variant have been emerging in areas where it was not expected to circulate, questioning their origins. Although Ixode…
View article: Evolutionary potential and constraints in an aposematic species: genetic correlations between warning coloration and fitness components in wood tiger moths
Evolutionary potential and constraints in an aposematic species: genetic correlations between warning coloration and fitness components in wood tiger moths Open
Variability in warning signals is common but remains puzzling since deviations from the most common form should result in a higher number of predator attacks. One explanation may lie in constraints due to genetic correlations between warni…
View article: Effects of rodent abundance on ticks and Borrelia: results from an experimental and observational study in an island system
Effects of rodent abundance on ticks and Borrelia: results from an experimental and observational study in an island system Open
View article: Effects of past and present habitat on the gut microbiota of a wild rodent
Effects of past and present habitat on the gut microbiota of a wild rodent Open
The response of the gut microbiota to changes in the host environment can be influenced by both the host's past and present habitats. To quantify their contributions for two different life stages, we studied the gut microbiota of wild bank…
View article: Association between gut health and gut microbiota in a polluted environment
Association between gut health and gut microbiota in a polluted environment Open
Animals host complex bacterial communities in their gastrointestinal tracts, with which they share a mutualistic interaction. The numerous effects these interactions grant to the host include regulation of the immune system, defense agains…
View article: Olfaction in the canine cognitive and emotional processes: From behavioral and neural viewpoints to measurement possibilities
Olfaction in the canine cognitive and emotional processes: From behavioral and neural viewpoints to measurement possibilities Open
View article: Data and code for: Effects of past and present habitat on the gut microbiota of a wild rodent
Data and code for: Effects of past and present habitat on the gut microbiota of a wild rodent Open
Files description: RT_workflow.qmd (quarto file that shows the R code) RT_workflow.html (online html file created from the quarto file) Input files needed for the R workflow (qza files extracted from QIIME2 and text files) For general quer…
View article: Data and code for: Effects of past and present habitat on the gut microbiota of a wild rodent
Data and code for: Effects of past and present habitat on the gut microbiota of a wild rodent Open
Files description: RT_workflow.qmd (quarto file that shows the R code) RT_workflow.html (online html file created from the quarto file) Input files needed for the R workflow (qza files extracted from QIIME2 and text files) For general quer…
View article: Association between gut health and gut microbiota in a polluted environment
Association between gut health and gut microbiota in a polluted environment Open
Animals host complex bacterial communities in their gastrointestinal tracts, with which they share a mutualistic interaction. The numerous effects these interactions grant to the host include regulation of the immune system, defense agains…
View article: Standardized multi-omics of Earth’s microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity
Standardized multi-omics of Earth’s microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity Open
View article: Urban forest soils harbour distinct and more diverse communities of bacteria and fungi compared to less disturbed forest soils
Urban forest soils harbour distinct and more diverse communities of bacteria and fungi compared to less disturbed forest soils Open
Anthropogenic changes to land use drive concomitant changes in biodiversity, including that of the soil microbiota. However, it is not clear how increasing intensity of human disturbance is reflected in the soil microbial communities. To a…
View article: The effects of Borrelia infection on its wintering rodent host
The effects of Borrelia infection on its wintering rodent host Open
View article: Evolved high aerobic capacity has context-specific effects on gut microbiota
Evolved high aerobic capacity has context-specific effects on gut microbiota Open
Gut microbiota is expected to coevolve with the host's physiology and may play a role in adjusting the host's energy metabolism to suit the host's environment. To evaluate the effects of both evolved host metabolism and the environmental c…
View article: Interpretation of gut microbiota data in the ‘eye of the beholder’: A commentary and re‐evaluation of data from ‘Impacts of radiation exposure on the bacterial and fungal microbiome of small mammals in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone’
Interpretation of gut microbiota data in the ‘eye of the beholder’: A commentary and re‐evaluation of data from ‘Impacts of radiation exposure on the bacterial and fungal microbiome of small mammals in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone’ Open
Evidence that exposure to environmental pollutants can alter the gut microbiota composition of wildlife includes studies of rodents exposed to radionuclides. Antwis et al. (2021) used amplicon sequencing to characterise the gut microbiota …
View article: Supplementary material for article "Exposure to environmental radionuclides is associated with altered metabolic and immunity pathways in a wild rodent".
Supplementary material for article "Exposure to environmental radionuclides is associated with altered metabolic and immunity pathways in a wild rodent". Open
Electronic material for Kesäniemi J, Jernfors T, Lavrinienko A, Kivisaari K, Kiljunen M, Mappes T & Watts PC. 2019. Exposure to environmental radionuclides is associated with altered metabolic and immunity pathways in a wild rodent. Molecu…
View article: Supplementary data for Transcriptional Upregulation of DNA Damage Response Genes in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus) Inhabiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Supplementary data for Transcriptional Upregulation of DNA Damage Response Genes in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus) Inhabiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Open
Electronic material for Jernfors et al. 2018. Transcriptional Upregulation of DNA Damage Response Genes in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus) Inhabiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science 5: 95. https://doi.org/10.…
View article: Artificial selection for predatory behaviour results in dietary niche differentiation in an omnivorous mammal
Artificial selection for predatory behaviour results in dietary niche differentiation in an omnivorous mammal Open
The diet of an individual is a result of the availability of dietary items and the individual's foraging skills and preferences. Behavioural differences may thus influence diet variation, but the evolvability of diet choice through behavio…
View article: Chronic Background Radiation Correlates With Sperm Swimming Endurance in Bank Voles From Chernobyl
Chronic Background Radiation Correlates With Sperm Swimming Endurance in Bank Voles From Chernobyl Open
Sperm quantity and quality are key features explaining intra- and interspecific variation in male reproductive success. Spermatogenesis is sensitive to ionizing radiation and laboratory studies investigating acute effects of ionizing radia…
View article: Experimental evolution of high aerobic metabolism results in improved male reproductive success in field conditions.
Experimental evolution of high aerobic metabolism results in improved male reproductive success in field conditions. Open
This file includes the data reported in the paper: "Experimental evolution of high aerobic metabolism results in improved male reproductive success in field conditions." Anni M. Hämäläinen 1,2,*,†, Tanja Hirvonen 2,†, Phillip C. Watts 2 ,…
View article: Artificial selection for predatory behavior results in dietary niche differentiation in an omnivorous mammal
Artificial selection for predatory behavior results in dietary niche differentiation in an omnivorous mammal Open
The diet of an individual is a result of the availability of dietary items and the individual’s foraging skills and preferences. Behavioral differences may thus influence diet variation, but the evolvability of diet choice through behavior…
View article: Rodent host population dynamics drive zoonotic Lyme Borreliosis and Orthohantavirus infections in humans in Northern Europe
Rodent host population dynamics drive zoonotic Lyme Borreliosis and Orthohantavirus infections in humans in Northern Europe Open
View article: Low-level environmental metal pollution is associated with altered gut microbiota of a wild rodent, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus)
Low-level environmental metal pollution is associated with altered gut microbiota of a wild rodent, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) Open
Mining and related industries are a major source of metal pollution. In contrast to the well-studied effects of exposure to metals on animal physiology and health, the impacts of environmental metal pollution on the gut microbiota of wild …
View article: Expansion of rDNA and pericentromere satellite repeats in the genomes of bank voles <i>Myodes glareolus</i> exposed to environmental radionuclides
Expansion of rDNA and pericentromere satellite repeats in the genomes of bank voles <i>Myodes glareolus</i> exposed to environmental radionuclides Open
Altered copy number of certain highly repetitive regions of the genome, such as satellite DNA within heterochromatin and ribosomal RNA loci (rDNA), is hypothesized to help safeguard the genome against damage derived from external stressors…
View article: Comparable response of wild rodent gut microbiome to anthropogenic habitat contamination
Comparable response of wild rodent gut microbiome to anthropogenic habitat contamination Open
Species identity is thought to dominate over environment in shaping wild rodent gut microbiota, but it remains unknown whether the responses of host gut microbiota to shared anthropogenic habitat impacts are species‐specific or if the gene…
View article: Two hundred and fifty-four metagenome-assembled bacterial genomes from the bank vole gut microbiota
Two hundred and fifty-four metagenome-assembled bacterial genomes from the bank vole gut microbiota Open
View article: A haplotype-resolved, <i>de novo</i> genome assembly for the wood tiger moth ( <i>Arctia plantaginis</i> ) through trio binning
A haplotype-resolved, <i>de novo</i> genome assembly for the wood tiger moth ( <i>Arctia plantaginis</i> ) through trio binning Open
Background Diploid genome assembly is typically impeded by heterozygosity because it introduces errors when haplotypes are collapsed into a consensus sequence. Trio binning offers an innovative solution that exploits heterozygosity for ass…
View article: The effect of chronic low-dose environmental radiation on organ mass of bank voles in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
The effect of chronic low-dose environmental radiation on organ mass of bank voles in the Chernobyl exclusion zone Open
Results suggest that in the wild populations even low but chronic doses of IR can lead to changes in relative organ mass. The novelty of these result is showing that exposure to low doses can affect the organ masses in similar fashion as p…