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Personality traits, sex and food abundance shape space use in an arboreal mammal by Wauters, Lucas A., Mazzamuto, Maria Vittoria, Santicchia, Francesca, Martinoli, Adriano, Preatoni, Damiano G., Lurz, Peter W. W., Bertolino, Sandro, Romeo, Claudia

“…Animal space use is affected by spatio-temporal variation in food availability and/or population density and varies among individuals. This inter-individual…”
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The use of climatic niches in screening procedures for introduced species to evaluate risk of spread: a case with the American Eastern grey squirrel by Di Febbraro, Mirko, Lurz, Peter W W, Genovesi, Piero, Maiorano, Luigi, Girardello, Marco, Bertolino, Sandro

“…Species introduction represents one of the most serious threats for biodiversity. The realized climatic niche of an invasive species can be used to predict its…”
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Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae by Schulze, Vanessa, Lurz, Peter W W, Ferrari, Nicola, Romeo, Claudia, Steele, Michael A, Marino, Shealyn, Mazzamuto, Maria Vittoria, Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien, Schlottau, Kore, Beer, Martin, Ulrich, Rainer G, Ehlers, Bernhard

“…Squirrels (family Sciuridae) are globally distributed members of the order Rodentia with wildlife occurrence in indigenous and non-indigenous regions (as…”
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Callosciurus squirrels: worldwide introductions, ecological impacts and recommendations to prevent the establishment of new invasive populations by Bertolino, Sandro, Lurz, Peter W. W.

“…Rodents are traded as pet species, a practice that frequently results in new introduced populations. This is particularly true for tree squirrels where, often,…”
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Alien Species and Interspecific Competition: Effects of Introduced Eastern Grey Squirrels on Red Squirrel Population Dynamics by Gurnell, John, Wauters, Luc A., Peter W. W. Lurz, Tosi, Guido

“…1. Throughout much of Britain, Ireland and north Italy, red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L.) have been replaced by alien grey squirrels (S. carolinensis Gmelin)…”
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Conservation management within strongholds in the face of disease‐mediated invasions: red and grey squirrels as a case study by White, Andy, Bell, Sally S, Lurz, Peter W. W, Boots, Mike, McCallum, Hamish

“…There is increasing evidence that disease‐mediated invasions are widespread across a range of vertebrate, invertebrate and plant systems. We therefore need a…”
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Poxviral Disease in Red Squirrels Sciurus vulgaris in the UK: Spatial and Temporal Trends of an Emerging Threat by Sainsbury, Anthony W., Deaville, Robert, Lawson, Becki, Cooley, William A., Farelly, Stephan S. J., Stack, Michael J., Duff, Paul, McInnes, Colin J., Gurnell, John, Russell, Peter H., Rushton, Stephen P., Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Nettleton, Peter, Lurz, Peter W. W.

“…The squirrel poxvirus (SQPV) is the probable mediator of apparent competition between the introduced invading gray squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis ) and the…”
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Callosciurus prevostii (Rodentia: Sciuridae) by Lurz, Peter W. W, Fielding, Isabella, Hayssen, Virginia

“…Prevost's squirrel, Callosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822), is a diurnal, medium-sized, arboreal squirrel. Its distribution extends from peninsular Thailand…”
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Natural strongholds for red squirrel conservation in Scotland by Slade, Andrew, White, Andy, Kortland, Kenny, Lurz, Peter W. W.

“…The Eurasian Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) is under threat from the invasive North American eastern Grey Squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis ) with 80% of the…”
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Integrating red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) habitat requirements with the management of pathogenic tree disease in commercial forests in the UK by Shuttleworth, Craig M., Lurz, Peter W.W., Geddes, Neville, Browne, John

“…► We examine the integration of red squirrel conservation with forest tree disease management. ► Proactive and reactive protocols are presented for…”
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Impact of Landscape Management on the Genetic Structure of Red Squirrel Populations by Hale, Marie L., Peter W. W. Lurz, Mark D. F. Shirley, Rushton, Steven, Fuller, Robin M., Wolff, Kirsten

“…Landscape management practices that alter the degree of habitat fragmentation can significantly affect the genetic structure of animal populations. British red…”
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Tree Squirrel Introduction: A Theoretical Approach with Population Viability Analysis by Wood, David J. A., Koprowski, John L., Lurz, Peter W. W.

“…Reintroduction efforts require knowledge of how many animals are needed for successful establishment. Population viability analysis can be used to predict…”
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Conservation of genetic uniqueness in remaining populations of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L.) in the South of England by Hardouin, Emilie A., Baltazar‐Soares, Miguel, Schilling, Anna‐Katarina, Butler, Helen, García‐Rodríguez, Oxala, Crowley, Eloise, Liang, Wei‐Jun, Meredith, Anna, Lurz, Peter W. W., Forster, Jane, Kenward, Robert E., Hodder, Kathy H.

“…The Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is an emblematic species for conservation, and its decline in the British Isles exemplifies the impact that alien…”
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Predicting the spread of the American grey squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis) in Europe: A call for a co-ordinated European approach by Bertolino, Sandro, Lurz, Peter W.W., Sanderson, Roy, Rushton, Steve P.

“…The introduction of the American eastern grey squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis) in Europe is causing a dramatic decline of the native European red squirrel (…”
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Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK by Sainsbury, Anthony W., Chantrey, Julian, Ewen, John G., Gurnell, John, Hudson, Peter, Karesh, William B., Kock, Richard A., Lurz, Peter W. W., Meredith, Anna, Tompkins, Daniel M.

“…Remnant red squirrel populations in the UK mainland are threatened by squirrelpox viral disease and the reservoir of the squirrelpox virus, the invasive grey…”
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British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli by Schilling, Anna-Katarina, Avanzi, Charlotte, Ulrich, Rainer G, Busso, Philippe, Pisanu, Benoit, Ferrari, Nicola, Romeo, Claudia, Mazzamuto, Maria Vittoria, McLuckie, Joyce, Shuttleworth, Craig M, Del-Pozo, Jorge, Lurz, Peter W W, Escalante-Fuentes, Wendy G, Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge, Vera-Cabrera, Lucio, Stevenson, Karen, Chapuis, Jean-Louis, Meredith, Anna L, Cole, Stewart T

“…Eurasian red squirrels in the British Isles are the most recently discovered animal reservoir for the leprosy bacteria and . Initial data suggest that…”
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A temporal refuge from predation can change the outcome of prey species competition by Slade, Andrew, White, Andy, Lurz, Peter W. W., Shuttleworth, Craig, Lambin, Xavier

“…Generalist predators whose primary prey undergoes cyclic fluctuations, will predate on alternate food sources when the abundance of their primary prey is low…”
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The Critical Role of Infectious Disease in Compensatory Population Growth in Response to Culling by Tanner, Eleanor, White, Andy, Lurz, Peter W W, Gortázar, Christian, Díez-Delgado, Iratxe, Boots, Mike

“…Despite the ubiquity of disease in nature, the role that disease dynamics play in the compensatory growth response to harvesting has been ignored. We use a…”
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The process of drey construction in red squirrels - nestbox observations based on a hidden camera by Bosch, Stefan, Lurz, Peter W W

“…We present unique footage and an analysis of recorded data of a free-ranging red squirrel building its drey in February 2012 inside a nestbox fitted with a…”
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Salmonella in Coastal Birds in Chile: Detection of a Multidrug-Resistant S. Infantis Bearing the blaCTX-M−65 Gene in a pESI-Like Megaplasmid in Humboldt Penguins by Wiederkehr, Clara M, Alvarez, Julio, Torre-Fuentes, Laura, Crespo-Lopez, Oscar I, Calfucura, Paulina, Ugarte-Ruiz, Maria, Toledo, Viviana, Lurz, Peter W W, Retamal, Patricio

“…Salmonella enterica is one of the most important foodborne pathogens worldwide, and the emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) clones can aggravate its public…”
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