| seroepidemiology of hantaan virus infection in taiwan. | in order to investigate the infection rate of hantaan virus in taiwan, a total of 6,536 human serum samples were collected from residents, selected by stratified random sampling, from 19 townships covering four different ethnic groups: aborigines, fukien taiwanese, hakka taiwanese, and mainland chinese. serum samples were screened for hantaan virus antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence. the prototype hantaan virus (76/118)-infected vero e6 cells were used as the viral antigen for the antibod ... | 1996 | 8950687 |
| different patterns of food consumption and locomotor activity among taiwanese native rodents, formosan wood mice (apodemus semotus), and common laboratory mice, c57bl/6 (mus musculus). | the comparisons of food consumption and locomotor activity among taiwan native rodents, formosan wood mice (apodemus semotus), and laboratory mice, c57bl/6, were examined in this study. the food consumption exhibited the circadian rhythmicity, e.g. higher in the lights-off period and lower in the lights-on period, in either formosan wood mice (wm) or c57bl/6 mice. we also found that formosan wm ate more food than c57bl/6 mice in the lights-off period and the whole day in males, but not in female ... | 2008 | 18935907 |
| developing informative microsatellite makers for non-model species using reference mapping against a model species' genome. | microsatellites have a wide range of applications from behavioral biology, evolution, to agriculture-based breeding programs. the recent progress in the next-generation sequencing technologies and the rapidly increasing number of published genomes may greatly enhance the current applications of microsatellites by turning them from anonymous to informative markers. here we developed an approach to anchor microsatellite markers of any target species in a genome of a related model species, through ... | 2016 | 26976328 |
| sex-specific effects of parasitism on survival and reproduction of a rodent host in a subtropical montane region. | parasites can generate complex life history trade-offs in a host. in this study, we experimentally reduced the infection level of intestinal helminth parasites in the taiwan field mouse (apodemus semotus) to test (1) whether parasite richness and load are biased towards male or female mice (sex-biased parasitism) and (2) whether the effects of parasitism on the host's survival and reproduction are different between the sexes (sex-specific effects of parasitism). our findings indicate that neithe ... | 2015 | 25417000 |
| formosan wood mice (apodemus semotus) exhibit more exploratory behaviors and central dopaminergic activities than c57bl/6 mice in the open field test. | three-quarters of the lands in taiwan are over 1000 m above sea level. formosan wood mice (apodemus semotus), also called taiwanese field mice, are largely found at altitudes of 1400 ~ 3700 m and are the dominant rodents in these areas. notably, formosan wood mice show high levels of exploratory behaviors, not only in the wild but also in laboratory situations. therefore, in this study, we examined the behavioral responses and central dopaminergic activities of male c57bl/6j mice and formosan wo ... | 2020 | 32056984 |
| exploratory and agile behaviors with central dopaminergic activities in open field tests in formosan wood mice (apodemus semotus). | taiwan is a mountainous island, and nearly 75% of its lands are 1000 m above sea level. formosan wood mice, apodemus semotus, are endemic rodents and are broadly distributed at altitudes between 1400 and 3700 m in taiwan. interestingly, formosan wood mice show similar locomotor activity in the laboratory as they do in the wild. hence, we are interested in studying whether exploratory behaviors and central dopaminergic activity are changed in the open field test. we used male c57bl/6j mice as the ... | 2019 | 31439655 |
| the effects of food and parasitism on reproductive performance of a wild rodent. | food and parasitism can have complex effects on small mammal reproduction. in this study, we tested the effects of sex, food, and parasitism on reproductive performance of the taiwan field mouse (apodemus semotus). in a field experiment, we increased food availability for a portion of the mice in the population by providing sorghum seeds to a set of food stations. we reduced parasite intensity of randomly chosen mice through ivermectin treatment. we determined the number and quality of offspring ... | 2018 | 29721288 |
| corticosterone level and central dopaminergic activity involved in agile and exploratory behaviours in formosan wood mice (apodemus semotus). | the native formosan wood mouse (apodemus semotus) is the dominant rodent in taiwan. in their natural environment, formosan wood mice exhibit high locomotor activity, including searching and exploratory behaviours, which is observed similarly in the laboratory environment. how the behavioural responses of formosan wood mice exhibit in elevated plus maze and marble burying tests remains unclear. how corticosterone levels and central dopaminergic activities are related to the behaviours in these te ... | 2018 | 29589113 |
| isolation of toxoplasama from a taiwan field mouse. apodemus agrarius. | | 1974 | 4532149 |