Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid Beginnings
The article summarizes the previous experience and results from the study of wild rodents using the NIRS method. The importance and role of rodents in ecosystems and the specifics associated with their research using the NIRS method are briefly mentioned. The results of previous partial studies are...
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| description | The article summarizes the previous experience and results from the study of wild rodents using the NIRS method. The importance and role of rodents in ecosystems and the specifics associated with their research using the NIRS method are briefly mentioned. The results of previous partial studies are mentioned and discussed. The NIRS method proved to be a useful tool to determine the amount of a particular food ingredient in the diet from faeces or chyme and to estimate the food quality (i.e., diversity of nitrogenous substances in chyme). On this basis, other possible directions of research using the NIRS method in wild rodents are proposed. These could help to better understand both the relationship between rodents and their environment and practical management in sectors where rodents interfere with human interests, especially in agriculture and forestry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be8ffc594af549388a5e7e82154c923e2023-11-22T09:34:49ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-08-011316326810.3390/rs13163268Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid BeginningsLadislav Čepelka0Eva Jánová1Josef Suchomel2Marta Heroldová3Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicThe article summarizes the previous experience and results from the study of wild rodents using the NIRS method. The importance and role of rodents in ecosystems and the specifics associated with their research using the NIRS method are briefly mentioned. The results of previous partial studies are mentioned and discussed. The NIRS method proved to be a useful tool to determine the amount of a particular food ingredient in the diet from faeces or chyme and to estimate the food quality (i.e., diversity of nitrogenous substances in chyme). On this basis, other possible directions of research using the NIRS method in wild rodents are proposed. These could help to better understand both the relationship between rodents and their environment and practical management in sectors where rodents interfere with human interests, especially in agriculture and forestry.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/16/3268reviewrodentsmall mammalfood ecologyNIRS |
| spellingShingle | Ladislav Čepelka Eva Jánová Josef Suchomel Marta Heroldová Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid Beginnings Remote Sensing review rodent small mammal food ecology NIRS |
| title | Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid Beginnings |
| title_full | Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid Beginnings |
| title_fullStr | Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid Beginnings |
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| title_short | Use of NIRS in Wild Rodents’ Research: A Review of Timid Beginnings |
| title_sort | use of nirs in wild rodents research a review of timid beginnings |
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