All four species of dormice present in Romania are listed as Vulnerable the Romanian Red Book Vertebrates and protected by national laws. Even though they important bioindicators condition forest habitats, little is known about their distribution. We reviewed distribution data for species: Garden Dormouse ( Eliomys quercinus ) , Hazel Muscardinus avellanarius ), Edible Glis glis Forest Dryomys ...

The performance of wild animals is impacted by diverse challenges imposed the environment and distinct life history stages such as breeding hibernation. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are hormonal mediators that reflect response to these challenges, exerting their far-reaching effects on numerous processes energy allocation, immunity behavior. Whereas short term elevations GC levels crucial for survival...

The Edible Dormouse is a non-native rodent introduced to the Chilterns, UK, in 1902. It shows extreme annual variation breeding; either having one litter per year or, some years, failing breed at all. Despite this slow reproductive rate compared other rodents, its population increasing, and has spread beyond anticipated landscape barriers. Communal nesting sometimes observed. This study aims ch...

Dormice are widely distributed through Eurasia and Africa, but their abundance varies considerably. In many regions, dormice rare, role in ecosystems is considered to be unimportant. The aim of this study was evaluate the significance diet predators Palaearctic (excluding Japan). A total 540 sources, containing information on analysed. Countries Southern Central Europe had largest numbers targe...