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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"semi-aquatic mammals"”.
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BRIDGING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: ECOLOGY OF SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Mammals in freshwater aquatic systems play important roles as ecosystem engineers, trophic transfer agents, and apex predators, thus acting as indicators of freshwater ecosystem function. Watersheds inhabited by semi-aquatic mammals have increased links between adjacent terrestrial and aquatic …
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Anthropogenic environmental change and habitat occupancy by riparian muskrats in a Midwestern landscape
… landscape for wildlife species. Distributions of semi-aquatic mammals such as muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) may respond to environmental changes including increased urbanization, alteration of hydrology, introduction of invasive species, and changes in predator communities. The response of muskrat …
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Comparing fine-scale temporal environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling to camera trapping for detecting mammalian carnivores
… monitoring method which has been used for both aquatic and terrestrial species. Previous mammalian eDNA-based studies have effectively detected terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals and compared favourably to camera trap results. However, carnivores are one of the more problematic groups …
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Hairy interfaces
… theoretical approach. First, we are motivated by semi-aquatic mammals, who rely on fur for insulation underwater. This thesis investigates the mechanism of dynamic air entrainment for hairy surfaces plunged in liquid. Hairy surfaces that are fabricated by casting PDMS elastomer in laser cut molds …