Parasitic Arthropods of Soricinae Shrews in North-Eastern Poland by Grzegorz Karbowiak, Michal Stanko, Katerina Smahol, Joanna Werszko, Leszek Rychlik

“…The parasitofauna of <i>S. araneus</i> is much richer in species than other shrew species. The structure and dominance of parasite assemblages differ between locations.…”
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Distinct Lineages of Bufavirus in Wild Shrews and Nonhuman Primates by Michihito Sasaki, Yasuko Orba, Paulina D. Anindita, Akihiro Ishii, Keisuke Ueno, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Aaron S. Mweene, Kimihito Ito, Hirofumi Sawa

“…Viral metagenomic analysis identified a new parvovirus genome in the intestinal contents of wild shrews in Zambia. Related viruses were detected in spleen tissues from wild shrews and nonhuman primates. …”
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Cestode Diversity of Shrews on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Paramushir Island by Svetlana A. Kornienko, Nikolai E. Dokuchaev

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Seewis hantavirus in common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Sweden by Olivia Wesula Lwande, Nahla Mohamed, Göran Bucht, Clas Ahlm, Gert Olsson, Magnus Evander

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“Un-Romanticized” love in Anthony and Cleopatra and The Taming of the Shrew by Arbaayah Ali Termizi

“…Among Shakespeare’s plays revolving around the theme of love, Anthony and Cleopatra and The Taming of the Shrew develop an un-romanticized attitude by focusing on carnal realities, reinforced through the imagery associated with Cleopatra and Katherine as well as the banquet occasions. …”
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“Un-romanticized” love in Anthony and Cleopatra and The Taming of the Shrew by Ali Termizi, Arbaayah

“…Among Shakespeare’s plays revolving around the theme of love, Anthony and Cleopatra and The Taming of the Shrew develop an un-romanticized attitude by focusing on carnal realities, reinforced through the imagery associated with Cleopatra and Katherine as well as the banquet occasions. …”

HANTAVIRUS SEEWIS AND RESERVOIR SPECIES IN SIBERIA by L. N. Yashina, S. A. Abramov, G. A. Danchinova, R. Yanagihara

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Zoonotic <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. in Wild Rodents and Shrews by Rauni Kivistö, Sofia Kämäräinen, Otso Huitu, Jukka Niemimaa, Heikki Henttonen

“…Partial 18S rRNA gene nested-PCR reveals that 36.8, 53.9 and 41.9% of mice, voles and shrews are infected with <i>Cryptosporidium</i> species. …”
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Myopia Development in Tree Shrew Is Associated with Chronic Inflammatory Reactions by Hsiangyu Ku, Jamie Jiin-Yi Chen, Min Hu, Peng-Tai Tien, Hui-Ju Lin, Gezhi Xu, Lei Wan, Dekang Gan

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Seropositivity of Leptospira in rodents, shrews, and domestic animals in Unguja, Tanzania by Gerald Mlowe, Isaac Makundi, Abdul Suleman Katakweba, Robert Machang’u

“…This study aims to find out the seroprevalence of leptospirosis in rodents, shrews, and domestic animals in different regions in Unguja Island, Tanzania.  …”
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Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs by Ivan G. Horak, Shaun Welman, Stacey L. Hallam, Heike Lutermann, Nomakwezi Mzilikazi

“…Several studies on ticks infesting small mammals, including elephant shrews, have been conducted in South Africa; however, these studies have included only a single four-toed elephant shrew and no hedgehogs. …”
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Shrews (Soricidae) of the lowland forests around Kisangani (DR Congo) by Frederik Van de Perre, Herwig Leirs, Julien Cigar, Sylvestre Gambalemoke Mbalitini, Jean-Claude Mukinzi Itoka, Erik Verheyen

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Tactile Experience Shapes Prey-Capture Behavior in Etruscan Shrews by Michael eBrecht, Farzana eAnjum

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The orbitotemporal region and the mandibular joint in the skull of shrews (Soricidae, Mammalia) by Wolfgang Maier, Adrian Tröscher, Irina Ruf

“…Modern phylogenetics place the Soricidae (shrews) into the order Lipotyphla, which belongs to the relatively new superorder clade Laurasiatheria. …”
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Functional and numerical responses of shrews to competition vary with mouse density. by Carolyn A Eckrich, Elizabeth A Flaherty, Merav Ben-David

“…We observed an increase in densities of dusky shrews after mice populations crashed in 2012 as expected under competitive release. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Hainan Island Shrew, Crocidura wuchihensis by Feiyun Tu, Xiaodan Hou, Yi Wang

“…The Hainan Island Shrew Crocidura wuchihensis is a small-bodied insectivore species belonging to the Soricidae family. …”
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HELMINTHS OF THE COMMON SHREW SOREX ARANEUS IN THE KIVACH NATURE RESERVE by Irina Nikonorova, Anatoly Kutenkov, Sergey Bugmyrin, Evgeny Ieshko

“…Data are presented on the species composition and relative abundance of helminths in the common shrew Sorex araneus in the Kivach Strict Nature Reserve (Republic of Karelia, Russia). …”
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Shrews from Moist Temperate Forests of Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Andleeb Batool, Muhammad Asif Gondal, Jibran Haider

“…The Asiatic white toothed shrew was only observed in PCNP, DNR and BNR. Suncus murinus was only observed in PCNP. …”

The crouching of the shrew: Mechanical consequences of limb posture in small mammals by Daniel K. Riskin, Corinne J. Kendall, John W. Hermanson

“…As predicted, voles used less mechanical power per unit body mass to perform steady locomotion than shrews did (P = 0.03). However, while lateral forces were indeed smaller in voles (15.6 ± 2.0% body weight) than in shrews (26.4 ± 10.9%; P = 0.046), the power used to move the body from side-to-side was negligible, making up less than 5% of total power in both shrews and voles. …”
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Helminthes of shrews (Soricidae) in the «Malaya Sosva» Nature Reserve (Russia) by Zinaida V. Sheykina, Oksana N. Zhigileva

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