Body weights of Apodemus sylvaticus in Iceland

The estrous cycle in female wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and the influence of the male

Based on studies of vaginal smears from wild-caught Swedish wood mice, females with three types of estrous cycles were identified: females with a continuous estrus; females with an estrous cycle between 6 and 11 days in length; and females that only rarely showed signs of estrus. We tested the pregnancy rates and how stable the estrus patterns were among the females. Ninety-one percent of the f...

Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK

Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK. Abstract The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK) with a prevalence of 27.8%. It would appear that the only previous published record of this species in A. syl...

Exposure reduction of seed treatments through dehusking behaviour of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

BACKGROUND, AIM AND SCOPE Seed treatments are widely used on cereals and other annual crops throughout Europe. Most of the formulated pesticide is found on the outside of the seed, the husk. Risk assessments of seed treatments are especially needed for granivorous mice living in the agricultural landscape e.g. for registration using the guidance for risk assessment for birds and mammals (EFSA 2...

Independent Lineage of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Wood Mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), Spain

To clarify the presence of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) in Spain, we examined blood and tissue specimens from 866 small mammals. LCMV RNA was detected in 3 of 694 wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus). Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the strains constitute a new evolutionary lineage. LCMV antibodies were detected in 4 of 10 rodent species tested.

Leptospirosis in small mammals of Iran; 1. Serologic tests and isolation of Leptospira hebdomadis from Apodemus sylvaticus