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Anecic earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) alleviate negative effects of extreme rainfall events on soil and plants in field mesocosms Open
Intense rains are becoming more frequent. By causing waterlogging, they may increase soil erosion and soil surface compaction, hamper seedling establishment, and reduce plant growth. Since anecic earthworms make vertical burrows that impro…
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The microenvironment of naked mole‐rat burrows in East Africa Open
Naked mole‐rats ( Heterocephalus glaber ) can be extremely long‐lived and are resistant to cancer. Hence, they have been proposed as a model organism for delayed ageing. Adaptation to a constant hypoxic and hypercapnic environment has been…
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Nanoplastic Transport in Soil via Bioturbation by <i>Lumbricus terrestris</i> Open
Plastic pollution is increasingly perceived as an emerging threat to terrestrial environments, but the spatial and temporal dimension of plastic exposure in soils is poorly understood. Bioturbation displaces microplastics (>1 μm) in soils …
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Fossilized bioelectric wire – the trace fossil Trichichnus Open
The trace fossil Trichichnus is proposed as an indicator of fossil bioelectric bacterial activity at the oxic–anoxic interface zone of marine sediments. This fulfils the idea that such processes, commonly found in the modern realm, should …
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Caught in the act: priapulid burrowers in early Cambrian substrates Open
The fossilized traces of burrowing worms have taken on a considerable importance in studies of the Cambrian explosion, partly because of their use in defining the base of the Cambrian. Foremost among these are the treptichnids, a group of …
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The importance of burrowing, climbing and standing upright for laboratory rats Open
Standard laboratory cages prevent rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) from performing many behaviours that they perform in the wild, but little is known about how this may affect their welfare. The aims of this study were (i) to record the propensi…
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Mutual assessment during ritualized fighting in mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) Open
Safe and effective conflict resolution is critical for survival and reproduction. Theoretical models describe how animals resolve conflict by assessing their own and/or their opponent's ability (resource holding potential, RHP), yet experi…
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A new Magneto‐Inductive tracking technique to uncover subterranean activity: what do animals do underground? Open
Summary Despite the importance of the subterranean ecotope, knowledge of underground movement and behaviour has been extremely limited. Previous technologies have relied upon techniques with very low spatial or temporal resolution, such as…
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Habitat and Burrow System Characteristics of the Blind Mole Rat Spalax galili in an Area of Supposed Sympatric Speciation Open
A costly search for food in subterranean rodents resulted in various adaptations improving their foraging success under given ecological conditions. In Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies, adaptations to local ecological conditions can promote …
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Echinoderm ichnology: bioturbation, bioerosion and related processes Open
Among invertebrates and both in modern and ancient marine environments, certain echinoderms have been and are some of the most active and widespread bioturbators and bioeroders. Bioturbation and/or bioerosion of regular and irregular echin…
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Sarcoptes scabiei: The Mange Mite with Mighty Effects on the Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) Open
Parasitism has both direct and indirect effects on hosts. Indirect effects (such as behavioural changes) may be common, although are often poorly described. This study examined sarcoptic mange (caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei) in the …
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Soil movement by burrowing mammals Open
Mammal burrowing plays an important role in soil translocation and habitat creation in many environments. As a consequence, many burrowing mammals have at some point been studied in an ecosystem engineering context. From a geomorphological…
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Burrow Dusting or Oral Vaccination Prevents Plague-Associated Prairie Dog Colony Collapse Open
Plague impacts prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.), the endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and other sensitive wildlife species. We compared efficacy of prophylactic treatments (burrow dusting with deltamethrin or oral vaccination w…
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Impacts of human disturbance on ghost crab burrow morphology and distribution on sandy shores Open
Ghost crabs have been widely used as a bio-indicator species of human impacts on sandy beaches to obtain reliable biological data for management and conservation purposes. Ghost crab population densities and individual sizes decline dramat…
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Predicting translocation outcomes with personality for desert tortoises Open
Lay SummaryPersonality is a fundamental component of the individual although atypically considered during conservation efforts. For tortoises about to be released into the wild, we quantified personality prior to release and related it to …
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Linking Microbial Enzymatic Activities and Functional Diversity of Soil around Earthworm Burrows and Casts Open
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of earthworms (Lumbricidae) on the enzymatic activity and microbial functional diversity in the burrow system [burrow wall (BW) 0-3 mm, transitional zone (TZ) 3-7 mm, bulk soil (BS) > 20 mm f…
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Evaluation of invasive and non‐invasive methods to monitor rodent abundance in the Arctic Open
Monitoring rodent abundance is critical to understand direct and indirect trophic interactions in most northern terrestrial ecosystems. However, logistic constraints can prevent researchers from using capture–mark–recapture methods, a robu…
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Habitat preference and den characterization of Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) in a tropical lowland forested landscape of southwest Sri Lanka Open
The Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is under threat due to hunting for local consumption and illegal trafficking of scales and meat. The dearth of scientific studies on the ecology of the M. crassicaudata has impaired accurate assess…
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Burrow morphology of three species of fiddler crab (Uca) along the coast of Pakistan Open
Burrowing by crabs is an important component of their functional role in mangrove biotopes. The Fiddler crab (Uca) is one of the more conspicuous burrowing organisms in the mangrove areas of Pakistan. To evaluate interspecific differences …
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The Visible Burrow System: A behavioral paradigm to assess sociability and social withdrawal in BTBR and C57BL/6J mice strains Open
Disrupted sociability and consequent social withdrawal are (early) symptoms of a wide variety of neuropsychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, depressive disorders and Alzheimer's disease. The paucity of obje…
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Atypical behavioural, metabolic and thermoregulatory responses to hypoxia in the naked mole rat (<i>Heterocephalus glaber</i>) Open
Hypoxia compromises aerobic energy production at the cellular level, but hypoxic environments are commonly encountered by mammals. In response, mammals typically exhibit compensatory physiological and behavioural adaptations that help to r…
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Habitat drives dispersal and survival of translocated juvenile desert tortoises Open
Summary In spite of growing reliance on translocations in wildlife conservation, translocation efficacy remains inconsistent. One factor that can contribute to failed translocations is releasing animals into poor‐quality or otherwise inade…
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Deep nesting in a lizard,<i>déjà vu</i>devil's corkscrews: first helical reptile burrow and deepest vertebrate nest Open
Dating back to 255Mya, a diversity of vertebrate species have excavated mysterious, deep helical burrows called Daimonelix (devil's corkscrews). The possible functions of such structures are manifold, but their paucity in extant animals ha…
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Nocturnal to Diurnal Switches with Spontaneous Suppression of Wheel-Running Behavior in a Subterranean Rodent Open
Several rodent species that are diurnal in the field become nocturnal in the lab. It has been suggested that the use of running-wheels in the lab might contribute to this timing switch. This proposition is based on studies that indicate fe…
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What do giant titanosaur dinosaurs and modern Australasian megapodes have in common? Open
Titanosauria is a globally distributed clade of sometimes extremely large Mesozoic herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs. On the basis of current evidence these giant dinosaurs seem to have reproduced in specific and localized nesting sites. Howe…
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The effects of two free-floating plants (Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes) on the burrow morphology and water quality characteristics of pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) habitat Open
Loach exhibit conspicuous drilling behaviors in the mud of shallow waters, yet their burrow morphology and the factors affecting this behavior have received little attention. We characterized the burrow morphology and water quality of the …
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The beast burrowed, the fluid followed – Crustacean burrows as methane conduits Open
An extensive pockmark field with associated methane-seep carbonates has recently been reported from the late Albian (Lower Cretaceous) Ubidepea Mudstone of the Black Flysch Group in the Basque Country, northern Spain, but the exact pathway…
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Multiple colonist pools shape fiddler crab-associated bacterial communities Open
Colonization is a key component of community assembly because it continuously contributes new species that can potentially establish and adds individuals to established populations in local communities. Colonization is determined by the re…
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Behavioral, Physiological, Demographic and Ecological Impacts of Hematophagous and Endoparasitic Insects on an Arctic Ungulate Open
Animals that deliver a toxic secretion through a wound or to the body surface without a wound are considered venomous and toxungenous, respectively. Hematophagous insects, such as mosquitoes (Aedes spp.), meet the criteria for venomous, an…
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A rock-boring and rock-ingesting freshwater bivalve (shipworm) from the Philippines Open
Shipworms are a group of wood-boring and wood-feeding bivalves of extraordinary economic, ecological and historical importance. Known in the literature since the fourth century BC, shipworms are both destructive pests and critical provider…