| a plague epizootic in the white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus) of meeteetse, wyoming. | surveillance for sylvatic plague (yersinia pestis) was conducted near meeteetse, wyoming (usa) from 24 may to 14 june 1985. ten species of fleas were collected from white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus), and from their burrows and associated rodents. five of these flea species and two adult prairie dogs were positive for plague. the progression of this plague epizootic appeared to be slower and the intensity was less than in previous epizootics in other prairie dog colonies. the plague ep ... | 1988 | 3411698 |
| plague in a complex of white-tailed prairie dogs and associated small mammals in wyoming. | fleas were collected from white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus) and other small mammals trapped on six grids during a field study near meeteetse (wyoming, usa) in 1989 and 1990 to investigate the dynamics of plague in this rodent population. fleas were identified and tested for yersinia pestis by mouse inoculation. yersinia pestis-positive fleas were found on prairie dogs and in their burrows. flea species on prairie dogs changed from spring to late summer. white-tailed prairie dog number ... | 1997 | 9391955 |
| breeding biology of the white-tailed prairie dog, cynomys leucurus, in wyoming. | | 1967 | 6068902 |
| eimeria spp. (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) from black- and white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus and cynomys leucurus) in central and southeast wyoming. | feces collected from live-trapped black- (cynomys ludovicianus) and white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus) from central and southeastern wyoming were examined to determine the presence and prevalence of eimerian species. six species (eimeria adaensis [black-tailed prairie dog prevalence = 33%, white-tailed prairie dog prevalence = 51%], eimeria beecheyi [8%, 28%], eimeria callosper-mophili [64%, 71%], eimeria lateralis [3%, 7%], eimeria morainensis [19%, 8%], and eimeria spermophili [2%, 1 ... | 1997 | 9057719 |
| prairie dogs increase fitness by killing interspecific competitors. | interspecific competition commonly selects for divergence in ecology, morphology or physiology, but direct observation of interspecific competition under natural conditions is difficult. herbivorous white-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys leucurus) employ an unusual strategy to reduce interspecific competition: they kill, but do not consume, herbivorous wyoming ground squirrels (urocitellus elegans) encountered in the prairie dog territories. results from a 6-year study in colorado, usa, revealed tha ... | 2016 | 27009223 |
| predicting above-ground density and distribution of small mammal prey species at large spatial scales. | grassland and shrub-steppe ecosystems are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities. loss of native habitats may negatively impact important small mammal prey species. little information, however, is available on the impact of habitat variability on density of small mammal prey species at broad spatial scales. we examined the relationship between small mammal density and remotely-sensed environmental covariates in shrub-steppe and grassland ecosystems in wyoming, usa. we sampled four s ... | 2017 | 28520757 |