A5071326247- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Water resources management and optimization
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2014-2025
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia are important diarrhea-causing protozoan parasites worldwide that exhibit broad host ranges. Wild small mammals can harbor host-adapted potentially zoonotic species of both parasites. The aim this study was to investigate in wild rodents shrews Portugal, focusing on the protist's occurrence genetic diversity. Molecular screening by PCR at subunit (SSU) rRNA gene locus 290 fecal samples from wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), southwestern water voles (Arvicola...
Metabarcoding is invaluable for understanding trophic interactions, enabling high-resolution and rapid dietary assessments. However, it requires a robust DNA barcode reference library accurate taxa identification. This dataset has been generated in the framework of InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) Agrivole project. The integration these two projects was crucial, as aimed to investigate niche small mammals Trás-os-Montes Region through metabarcoding, which required reliable plant this same...
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, caused by infection with pathogenic spirochaetes the genus Leptospira. The wild boar (Sus scrofa), an important hunting species in Europe, seems to play significant role epidemiological cycle leptospirosis. A total 101 serum samples from hunted Northern Portugal were analysed for leptospiral antibodies detection microscopic agglutination test. Sera collected during seasons (2011-2013) and tested 17 different serovars Antibodies against...
Abstract Glacial refugia protected and promoted biodiversity during the Pleistocene, not only at a broader scale, but also for many endemics that contracted expanded their ranges within refugial areas. Understanding evolutionary history of is especially important in case endangered species to recognize origins genetic structure thus produce better informed conservation practices. The Iberian Peninsula an European glacial refugium, rich concern, including small mammals, such as Cabrera vole (...
Understanding how small mammals (SM) are associated with environmental characteristics in olive groves is important to identify potential threats agriculture and assess the overall conservation value functioning of agro-ecosystems. Here, we provide first insights on this topic applied traditional northeast (NE) Portugal by assessing landscape attributes that determine SM occurrence, focusing one species concern (Microtus cabrerae Thomas 1906) often perceived as a pest olives lusitanicus...
The European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) is a microtine rodent with highly fragmented distribution range, mostly associated the main mountain systems from southern Europe to Turkmenistan. In this paper we confirm occurrence of in Portugal, based on morphological characteristics, biometrics and genetic analysis two individuals captured Montesinho Mountain range (northeastern Portugal). Both mitochondrial nuclear markers were used species identity. cytochrome b supports previous conclusions...
100 In Portugal some information has been published about the spatial distribution, at a local or regional scale, for several small mammal species (e.g. Madureira & Magalhaes 1980, Tome 1994, Cruz et al. 2002, Roque 2003, Temme Vale-Goncalves 2006, Godinho 2007, Mira 2008, Santos 2009, Rosalino 2010, Machado 2011, Pauperio 2012, Garrido-Garcia 2013). Nevertheless, in absence of national atlas, knowledge mammals distribution is still very incomplete. The data available reference guide...
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne zoonosis in northern hemisphere, but Portugal, despite being a notifiable disease it remains under-diagnosed and reported. This emerging caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex spirochetes, transmitted through bite of infected Ixodes genus ticks, particularly I. ricinus, main vector Europe. Several vertebrates serve as hosts for including large hunting species like wild boars, with great economic value food sectors Tras-os-Montes...