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Ancillotto L, Amori G, Capizzi D, Cignini B, Zapparoli M, Mori E. No city for wetland species: habitat associations affect mammal persistence in urban areas. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20240079. [PMID: 38471547 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The fast rate of replacement of natural areas by expanding cities is a key threat to wildlife worldwide. Many wild species occur in cities, yet little is known on the dynamics of urban wildlife assemblages due to species' extinction and colonization that may occur in response to the rapidly evolving conditions within urban areas. Namely, species' ability to spread within urban areas, besides habitat preferences, is likely to shape the fate of species once they occur in a city. Here we use a long-term dataset on mammals occurring in one of the largest and most ancient cities in Europe to assess whether and how spatial spread and association with specific habitats drive the probability of local extinction within cities. Our analysis included mammalian records dating between years 1832 and 2023, and revealed that local extinctions in urban areas are biased towards species associated with wetlands and that were naturally rare within the city. Besides highlighting the role of wetlands within urban areas for conserving wildlife, our work also highlights the importance of long-term biodiversity monitoring in highly dynamic habitats such as cities, as a key asset to better understand wildlife trends and thus foster more sustainable and biodiversity-friendly cities.
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- Leonardo Ancillotto
- National Research Council (CNR), Institute for the Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), via della Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute for the Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), via della Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Latium Region Directorate for Environment, Via di Campo Romano 65, 00173 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute for the Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), via della Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
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Musto C, Cerri J, Capizzi D, Fontana MC, Rubini S, Merialdi G, Berzi D, Ciuti F, Santi A, Rossi A, Barsi F, Gelmini L, Fiorentini L, Pupillo G, Torreggiani C, Bianchi A, Gazzola A, Prati P, Sala G, Apollonio M, Delogu M, Biancardi A, Uboldi L, Moretti A, Garbarino C. First evidence of widespread positivity to anticoagulant rodenticides in grey wolves (Canis lupus). Sci Total Environ 2024; 915:169990. [PMID: 38232835 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (ARs) can be critical for carnivores, due to their widespread use and impacts. However, although many studies explored the impacts of ARs on small and mesocarnivores, none assessed the extent to which they could contaminate large carnivores in anthropized landscapes. We filled this gap by exploring spatiotemporal trends in grey wolf (Canis lupus) exposure to ARs in central and northern Italy, by subjecting a large sample of dead wolves (n = 186) to the LC-MS/MS method. Most wolves (n = 115/186, 61.8 %) tested positive for ARs (1 compound, n = 36; 2 compounds, n = 47; 3 compounds, n = 16; 4 or more compounds, n = 16). Bromadiolone, brodifacoum and difenacoum, were the most common compounds, with brodifacoum and bromadiolone being the ARs that co-occurred the most (n = 61). Both the probability of testing positive for multiple ARs and the concentration of brodifacoum, and bromadiolone in the liver, systematically increased in wolves that were found at more anthropized sites. Moreover, wolves became more likely to test positive for ARs through time, particularly after 2020. Our results underline that rodent control, based on ARs, increases the risks of unintentional poisoning of non-target wildlife. However, this risk does not only involve small and mesocarnivores, but also large carnivores at the top of the food chain, such as wolves. Therefore, rodent control is adding one further conservation threat to endangered large carnivores in anthropized landscapes of Europe, whose severity could increase over time and be far higher than previously thought. Large-scale monitoring schemes for ARs in European large carnivores should be devised as soon as possible.
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- Carmela Musto
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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- Directorate for Environment, Latium Region, 00173 Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Centro per lo Studio e la Documentazione sul Lupo, 50033 Firenze, Italy
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- Centro per lo Studio e la Documentazione sul Lupo, 50033 Firenze, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna "B. Ubertini", 25124 Brescia, Italy
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Capizzi D, Sposimo P, Sozio G, Fratini S, Zanet S, Biondo C, Romano A, Dell'Agnello F, Baccetti N, Petrassi F. For birds and humans: challenges and benefits of rat eradication from an inhabited island (Ventotene, central Italy). Pest Manag Sci 2023. [PMID: 38151297 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rat eradication from islands is a very effective tool that can free entire ecosystems from the pressure of alien predators. In this study we present the case study of Ventotene (Ponziane Archipelago, central Italy), which to date is the island with by far the greatest number of human inhabitants ever freed from the negative implications of rats. Rat eradication was carried out in the framework of the Life PonDerat project, co-financed by the European Union. Besides considering the conservation benefits due to the removal of rats, we also considered the socio-economic and pathogenic impacts from introduced rats. RESULTS The overall economic cost of the rats was quantified to be at least €18 500 per year to the residents of the island. Several zoonotic pathogens were detected in the rat population prior to eradication. A reduction in the rodenticide distributed over time on the island was also estimated. Identifying the origin of the rat population allowed for the development of more targeted and effective biosecurity measures. The eradication effort was challenged by the presence of domestic animals and variability in support for baiting in urbanised areas. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study open up new perspectives on island restoration projects. We demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of the action, including ecosystem restoration, reduction of rat impacts in agricultural systems, and improving overall health and food safety. Our findings will have implications for similar interventions on other islands, potentially bringing significant benefits. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Dario Capizzi
- Latium Region, Environmental Department, Rome, Italy
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- Nature and Environment Management Operators Srl, Firenze, Italy
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- Latium Region, Environmental Department, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento (Dip). Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Natural State Reserve Islands of Ventotene and S. Stefano, Ventotene, Italy
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- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Ozzano Emilia, Italy
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Zanet S, Occhibove F, Capizzi D, Fratini S, Giannini F, Hoida AD, Sposimo P, Valentini F, Ferroglio E. Zoonotic Microparasites in Invasive Black Rats ( Rattus rattus) from Small Islands in Central Italy. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3279. [PMID: 37894002 PMCID: PMC10603634 DOI: 10.3390/ani13203279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Invasive species have a detrimental impact on native populations, particularly in island ecosystems, and they pose a potential zoonotic and wildlife threat. Black rats (Rattus rattus) are invasive species that disrupt native flora and fauna on islands and serve as potential competent reservoirs for various pathogens and parasites. Microparasites screening was conducted in rat populations from small islands in central Italy (the Pontine Islands and Pianosa) with the aim of assessing the role of rats in maintaining infections, particularly in cases where key reservoir hosts were scarce or absent. We focused on microparasites of zoonotic and veterinary relevance. A total of 53 rats was kill-trapped and target tissues were analysed with molecular techniques. We observed the absence or very low prevalence of Anaplasma spp., while Babesia was found in rats from all locations, marking the first recorded instance of Babesia divergens in wild rats. Data from Pianosa strongly suggest the presence of an autochthonous Leishmania infantum cycle in the Tuscan archipelago islands. Neospora caninum was absent from all islands, even in areas where dogs, the main reservoirs, were present. Toxoplasma gondii was only recorded on the Pontine Islands, where genotyping is needed to shed light on infection dynamics. This study confirms that invasive species, such as rats, may be responsible for maintaining an increased parasitological threat to fauna and human communities in certain ecosystems.
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- Stefania Zanet
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy; (S.Z.); (A.D.H.); (F.V.); (E.F.)
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy; (S.Z.); (A.D.H.); (F.V.); (E.F.)
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- Directorate for Natural Capital, Latium Region, Parks and Protected Areas, Viale del Tintoretto 432, 00142 Rome, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano, Loc. Enfola, 57037 Portoferraio, Italy;
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy; (S.Z.); (A.D.H.); (F.V.); (E.F.)
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- Nature and Environment Management Operators SRL (NEMO), Piazza Massimo D’Azeglio 11, 50121 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy; (S.Z.); (A.D.H.); (F.V.); (E.F.)
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy; (S.Z.); (A.D.H.); (F.V.); (E.F.)
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Booy O, Robertson PA, Moore N, Ward J, Roy HE, Adriaens T, Shaw R, Van Valkenburg J, Wyn G, Bertolino S, Blight O, Branquart E, Brundu G, Caffrey J, Capizzi D, Casaer J, De Clerck O, Coughlan NE, Davis E, Dick JTA, Essl F, Fried G, Genovesi P, González-Moreno P, Huysentruyt F, Jenkins SR, Kerckhof F, Lucy FE, Nentwig W, Newman J, Rabitsch W, Roy S, Starfinger U, Stebbing PD, Stuyck J, Sutton-Croft M, Tricarico E, Vanderhoeven S, Verreycken H, Mill AC. Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritize the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe. Glob Chang Biol 2020; 26:6235-6250. [PMID: 32851731 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Prioritizing the management of invasive alien species (IAS) is of global importance and within Europe integral to the EU IAS regulation. To prioritize management effectively, the risks posed by IAS need to be assessed, but so too does the feasibility of their management. While the risk of IAS to the EU has been assessed, the feasibility of management has not. We assessed the feasibility of eradicating 60 new (not yet established) and 35 emerging (established with limited distribution) species that pose a threat to the EU, as identified by horizon scanning. The assessment was carried out by 34 experts in invasion management from across Europe, applying the Non-Native Risk Management scheme to defined invasion scenarios and eradication strategies for each species, assessing the feasibility of eradication using seven key risk management criteria. Management priorities were identified by combining scores for risk (derived from horizon scanning) and feasibility of eradication. The results show eradication feasibility score and risk score were not correlated, indicating that risk management criteria evaluate different information than risk assessment. In all, 17 new species were identified as particularly high priorities for eradication should they establish in the future, whereas 14 emerging species were identified as priorities for eradication now. A number of species considered highest priority for eradication were terrestrial vertebrates, a group that has been the focus of a number of eradication attempts in Europe. However, eradication priorities also included a diverse range of other taxa (plants, invertebrates and fish) suggesting there is scope to broaden the taxonomic range of attempted eradication in Europe. We demonstrate that broad scale structured assessments of management feasibility can help prioritize IAS for management. Such frameworks are needed to support evidence-based decision-making.
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- Olaf Booy
- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Non-Native Species Secretariat, Sand Hutton, York, UK
- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Non-Native Species Secretariat, Sand Hutton, York, UK
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- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium
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- Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, National Reference Centre, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie, Avignon Université, UMR CNRS IRD Aix Marseille Université, Avignon, France
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- Invasive Species Unit, Service Public de Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- INVAS Biosecurity, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, Ireland
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- Directorate for Natural Capital, Latium Region, Parks and Protected Areas, Rome, Italy
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium
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- Biology Department, Research Group Phycology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental Research, Innovation and Sustainability, Institute of Technology, Ash Lane, Sligo, Ireland
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- Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Ecology, University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Entomology and Invasive Plants Unit, Plant Health Laboratory, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), and Chair IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Rome, Italy
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- CABI Science Centre, Egham, Surrey, UK
- Department of Forest Engineering (ERSAF), University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium
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- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Oostende, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental Research, Innovation and Sustainability, Institute of Technology, Ash Lane, Sligo, Ireland
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- International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Wildlife Management and Invasive Species, Brussels, Belgium
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- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Bertolino S, Ancillotto L, Bartolommei P, Benassi G, Capizzi D, Gasperini S, Lucchesi M, Mori E, Scillitani L, Sozio G, Falaschi M, Ficetola GF, Cerri J, Genovesi P, Carnevali L, Loy A, Monaco A. A framework for prioritising present and potentially invasive mammal species for a national list. NB 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.62.52934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The European Union (EU) has recently adopted a regulation on invasive alien species that foresees the possibility of developing lists of species of National Concern. We developed a prioritisation process for alien mammals already established in Italy, but not yet included in the EU list (n = 6 species) and a systematic horizon-scanning procedure to obtain ranked lists for those species that are already introduced worldwide or traded in Italy (n = 213). Experts were asked to score these species, by evaluating their likelihood of establishment and spread and the magnitude of their potential impacts on biodiversity, economy, human-health and society. The manageability of each species was also evaluated, both for the proritisation and the horizon-scanning processes. We produced five lists that ranked species according to their potential spread and impacts and their manageability. These will allow policy-makers to select outputs according to a balance between risk assessment and risk management, establishing priorities for alien species management at the national level.
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- Dario Capizzi
- Latium Region Directorate for Natural Capital, Parks and Protected Areas viale del Tintoretto 43200142 Rome Italy
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Battisti C, Fanelli G, Amori G, Luiselli L, Capizzi D. Do disturbance-sensitive and habitat-specialized species have a smaller range size? Evidence for a set of common mammals at regional scale. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2019.1626487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Corrado Battisti
- Protected Area Service, “Torre Flavia” LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) Station, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Via Tiburtina 691, Rome 00159, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Seconda Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome 00133, Italy
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- Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems, CNR, Viale dell’Università 32, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Institute for Development, Ecology, Conservation and Cooperation, IDECC, Via G. Tomasi di Lampedusa 33, Rome 00144, Italy
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- Regione Lazio, Direzione Ambiente e Sistemi Naturali, Via del Pescaccio 96, Rome 00166, Italy
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Dell’Agnello F, Mazza V, Martini M, Bertolino S, Capizzi D, Riga F, Zaccaroni M. Trap type and positioning: how to trap Savi’s pine voles using the tunnel system. MAMMALIA 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2017-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Savi’s pine vole, Microtus savii, is the most widespread Italian vole species, an important rodent pest in agriculture and yet one of the least studied species. One of the reasons for this gap in knowledge is that members of this species are quite difficult to capture with standard trapping procedures, being fossorial and rarely active aboveground. For this reason, we developed a protocol that maximizes trapping success. This method requires the identification of active tunnel holes and the placement of traps directly in front of the exits. We also compared capture and recapture rates of Savi’s pine voles in three different trap types: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Longworth and Ugglan. If properly equipped with food and nesting material, INRA, Longworth and Ugglan traps showed similar capture rates, but the recapture rate of Ugglan traps was the highest of the three kinds of traps. These results, in combination with the species’ fossorial and social habits, lead us to conclude that Ugglan traps are the best suited for studies on Savi’s pine voles. Our results may have implications for planning and implementing management strategies based on traps rather than rodenticides, as well as field studies on other fossorial small mammals.
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Dell'Agnello F, Barfknecht R, Bertolino S, Capizzi D, Martini M, Mazza V, Riga F, Zaccaroni M. Consistent demographic trends in Savi's pine vole between two distant areas in central Italy. Folia Zoologica 2018. [DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v67.i1.a3.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Filippo Dell'Agnello
- University of Florence, Department of Biology, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Bayer CropScience, Alfred-Nobel Str. 50, D-40789 Monheim, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- Latium Region - Regional Parks Agency, Biodiversity and Geodiversity Area, Via del Pescaccio 96, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Biology, Via Alessandro Volta 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Potsdam, Department of Biochemistry and Biology, Maulbeerallee 2, D-14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via V. Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- University of Florence, Department of Biology, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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Ranchelli E, Barfknecht R, Capizzi D, Riga F, Mazza V, Dell'Agnello F, Zaccaroni M. From biology to management of Savi's pine vole (Microtus savii). Pest Manag Sci 2016; 72:857-863. [PMID: 26694699 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Savi's pine vole (Microtus savii) is a rodent species of the Cricetidae family, inhabiting southern European agroecosystems. It is considered to be the main cause of rodent-attributed damage in Italy. To achieve an effective management, detailed knowledge of this species is needed. However, the available information about this species is fragmentary and incomplete. In this paper, the existing knowledge of Savi's pine vole taxonomy, reproduction, population dynamics, habitat and food preferences is reviewed in order to organise available information and identify priority areas of future research. Some of the changes in farming practices that have occurred in recent decades may have increased the impact of Savi's pine vole populations in crop fields. To manage this pest species effectively, an integrated strategy is recommended (involving habitat management, trapping and, when appropriate, the use of rodenticides). The apparent lack of cyclical population outbreaks and the relatively small litter size and long gestation and interpartum period of this species suggest that it could be more manageable than other vole species, while its strict herbivorous diet, stable population size in open habitats and wide distribution seem to indicate it as an ideal model species for risk assessment studies.
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- Elisa Ranchelli
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Latium Region - Regional Parks Agency, Biodiversity and Geodiversity Area, Rome, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dario Capizzi
- Regional Park Agency - Latium Region; Via del Pescaccio 96 00166 Rome Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), Entomology & Zoology; University of Turin; Via L. da Vinci 44 10095 Grugliasco (TO) Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology ‘Charles Darwin’; University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’; Viale dell'Università 32 00185 Rome Italy
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Fallo F, Famoso G, Capizzi D, Sonino N, Dassie F, Maffei P, Martini C, Paoletta A, Iliceto S, Tona F. Coronary microvascular function in patients with Cushing's syndrome. Endocrine 2013; 43:206-13. [PMID: 22851333 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9764-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate patients with Cushing's syndrome the coronary flow reserve (CFR), an index of coronary microvascular function. Fifteen newly diagnosed patients with Cushing's syndrome (1 male/14 females; mean age 45 ± 11 years), were selected for having no clinical evidence of ischemic heart disease. Twelve patients had pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease and three had an adrenal adenoma. Fifteen subjects matched for age, sex, and major cardiovascular risk factors were used as controls. Coronary flow velocity in the left anterior descending coronary artery was investigated by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography at rest and during adenosine infusion. CFR was obtained as the ratio hyperemic/resting diastolic flow velocity. A reduced coronary reserve (hyperemic/resting ratio ≤ 2.5) was found in 5/15 Cushing patients and 4/15 controls. In all patients with abnormal CFR, epicardial coronary stenosis was excluded by multi-slice computed tomographic coronary angiography. CFR was inversely related to urinary cortisol in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism (Spearman's rho = -0.57, P = 0.03), while no correlation was found in controls. Coronary microvascular function, as assessed by CFR, is pathologically reduced in a considerable number of patients with Cushing's syndrome without clinical symptoms of ischemic heart disease and in the absence of epicardial coronary artery lesions, as well as in controls matched for cardiovascular risk factors. The presence of comorbidities can explain this early coronary abnormality in both patients and controls. Whether urinary cortisol may be a predictor of coronary microvascular function in the setting of patients with Cushing's syndrome, needs further investigation.
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- Francesco Fallo
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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Mortelliti A, Amori G, Capizzi D, Cervone C, Fagiani S, Pollini B, Boitani L. Independent effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and structural connectivity on the distribution of two arboreal rodents. J Appl Ecol 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01918.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mortelliti A, Fagiani S, Battisti C, Capizzi D, Boitani L. Independent effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and structural connectivity on forest-dependent birds. DIVERS DISTRIB 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Capizzi D, Battistini M, Amori G. Analysis of the hazel dormouse,Muscardinus avellanarius, distribution in a Mediterranean fragmented woodland. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Dario Capizzi
- a Institute for Ecosystem Studies , C.N.R. , via dei Sardi 70, Roma, 1–00185, Italy
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- a Institute for Ecosystem Studies , C.N.R. , via dei Sardi 70, Roma, 1–00185, Italy
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- b Institute for Ecosystem Studies , C.N.R. , via dei Sardi 70, Roma, 1–00185, Italy E-mail:
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Luiselli L, Capizzi D, Filippi E, Anibaldi C, Rugiero L, Capula M. Comparative Diets of Three Populations of an Aquatic Snake (Natrix Tessellata, Colubridae) from Mediterranean Streams with Different Hydric Regimes. COPEIA 2007. [DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[426:cdotpo]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Capizzi D, Luiselli L, Vignoli L. Flight initiation distance in relation to substratum type, sex, reproductive status and tail condition in two lacertids with contrasting habits. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 2007. [DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Flight initiation distance in relation to substratum type, sex, reproductive
status and tail condition was studied in two lacertid lizards with
contrasting habits: the ground-dwelling common lizard Zootoca vivipara and
the rupicolous Horvath's rock lizard Iberolacerta horvathi. These species
were studied in sympatric populations in a mountain area in North-Eastern
Italy, Tarvisio Forest. Mean escape distance was significantly higher in I.
horvathi than in Z. vivipara. In both species there were significant
differences between sexes, with males escaping at longer distances than
females but there were no significant differences between adults and
subadults. In both species there were no differences in escape distance of
females in different reproductive states. In Z. vivipara specimens with
broken tails escaped at a shorter distance than individuals with intact
tails. Substratum type had a significant effect on escape distance in both
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- Dario Capizzi
- 3Agenzia Regionale per i Parchi (ARP), Regione Lazio, via Indonesia 33, I-00144 Roma, Italy
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- 1F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies 'Demetra s.r.l.', via Olona 7, I-00198 Roma, Italy
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- 2Dipartimento di Biologia, Università Roma Tre, viale Marconi 446, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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Genghini M, Capizzi D. Habitat improvement and effects on brown hare Lepus europaeus and roe deer Capreolus capreolus: a case study in northern Italy. Wildlife Biology 2005. [DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[319:hiaeob]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Filippi E, Rugiero L, Capula M, Capizzi D, Luiselli L. Comparative Food Habits and Body Size of Five Populations of Elaphe quatuorlineata: the Effects of Habitat Variation, and the Consequences of Intersexual Body Size Dimorphism on Diet Divergence. COPEIA 2005. [DOI: 10.1643/ch-04-350r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Angelici F, Capizzi D, Amori G, Luiselli L. Morphometric variation in the skulls of the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata from mainland Italy, Sicily, and northern Africa. Mamm Biol 2003. [DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Eniang EA, King R, Lea JM, Capizzi D, Luiselli L. Trophic niches of four sympatric rainforest Anurans from southern Nigeria : does resource partitioning play a role in structuring the community ? revec 2003. [DOI: 10.3406/revec.2003.5332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Luiselli L, Andreone F, Capizzi D, Anibaldi C. Body size, population structure and fecundity traits of a Salamandra atra atra (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae) population from the northeastern Italian Alps. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Luiselli L, Capizzi D. Ecological Distribution of the Geckos Tarentola mauritanica and Hemidactylus turcicus in the Urban Area of Rome in Relation to Age of Buildings and Condition of the Walls. J HERPETOL 1999. [DOI: 10.2307/1565732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Luiselli L, Akani GC, Capizzi D. Is there any interspecific competition between dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus tetraspis) and Nile monitors (Varanus niloticus ornatus) in the swamps of central Africa? A study from south-eastern Nigeria. J Zool (1987) 1999. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb00200.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Luiselli L, Akani G, Capizzi D, Ekanem J, Otonye L. Additions to the knowledge of the natural history of Bothrophthalmus lineatus (Colubridae) from the Port Harcourt region of Nigeria. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 1999. [DOI: 10.1163/156853899x00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- L. Luiselli
- 1Environmental Studies Institute DEMETRA. Via dei Cochi 48/B, 1-00133 Rome, Italy, NFS-FIZV (Ecology Research Group), No 4 Adak Uko Street, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
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- 2Department of Biological Sciences, Chair of Ecology, The Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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- 3National Wildlife Institute (I.N.F.S.), via Ca' Fornacetta 9, I-40064 Ozzano Emilia (Bologna), Italy
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- 4NFS-FIZV (Ecology Research Group), No 4 Adak Uko Street, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Faculty of Sciences, University of Calabar, Eta Agbor Street, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
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- 5T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Office, 142A Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Malatesta M, Zancanaro C, Marcheggiani F, Cardinali A, Rocchi MB, Capizzi D, Vogel P, Fakan S, Gazzanelli G. Ultrastructural, morphometrical and immunocytochemical analyses of the exocrine pancreas in a hibernating dormouse. Cell Tissue Res 1998; 292:531-41. [PMID: 9582410 DOI: 10.1007/s004410051082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pancreatic acinar cells of euthermic, hibernating and arousing individuals of the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius (Gliridae) have been observed at the electron-microscopic level and analysed by means of ultrastructural morphometry and immunocytochemistry in order to investigate possible fine structural changes of cellular components during periods of strikingly different degrees of metabolic activity. During hibernation, the cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) flatten assuming a parallel pattern, the Golgi apparatus is extremely reduced and the mitochondria contain many electron-dense particles. The cell nuclei appear irregularly shaped, with deep indentations containing small zymogen granules. They also contain abundant coiled bodies and unusual constituents, such as amorphous bodies and dense granular bodies. Large numbers of zymogen granules occur in all animals. However, the acinar lumina are open and filled with zymogen only in euthermic animals, whereas, in hibernating and arousing individuals, they appear to be closed. Morphometrical analyses indicate that, in pancreatic acinar cells, nuclei and zymogen granules significantly decrease in size from euthermia to hibernation, probably reflecting a drastic decrease of metabolic activities, mainly protein synthesis and processing. In all the studied animals, immunocytochemistry with specific antibodies has revealed an increasing gradient in alpha-amylase content along the RER-Golgi-zymogen granule pathway, reflecting the protein concentration along the secretory pathway. Moreover, during deep hibernation, significantly larger amounts of alpha-amylase accumulate in RER and zymogen granules in comparison to the other seasonal phases analysed. Upon arousal, all cytoplasmic and nuclear constituents restore their euthermic aspect and all morphometrical and immunocytochemical parameters exhibit the euthermic values, thereby indicating a rapid resumption of metabolic activities.
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- M Malatesta
- Institute of Histology and Laboratory Analyses, University of Urbino, via Zeppi, I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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Capizzi D, Anibaldi C, Rugiero L, Luiselli L. Competition and morphological similarity : the case of the “snake-like” lizards Anguis fragilis (Anguidae) and Chalcides chalcides (Scincidae). revec 1998. [DOI: 10.3406/revec.1998.2258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Capizzi D, Luiselli L. A comparative study of the variability of owl diets in three localities of central Italy. revec 1998. [DOI: 10.3406/revec.1998.2270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Capizzi D. Effects of phylogenesis, morphology and habitat preferences on predatory exposure in a Mediterranean small mammal community. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Capizzi D, Capula M, Evangelisti F, Filippi E, Luiselli L, Trujillo Jesus V. Breeding frequency, clutch size, reproductive status and correlated behaviours in sympatric females Elaphe quatuorlineata and Elaphe longissima (Reptilia : Colubridae). revec 1996. [DOI: 10.3406/revec.1996.2212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Capizzi D, Luiselli L. Ecological relationships between small mammals and age of coppice in an oak-mixed forest in central Italy. revec 1996. [DOI: 10.3406/revec.1996.2209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Capizzi D, Luiselli L. Comparison of the trophic niche of four sympatricowls (Asio otus, Athene noctua, Strix aluco and Tyto alba) in Mediterranean central Italy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.3406/ecmed.1995.1790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Capizzi D, Luiselli L, Capula M, Rugiero L. Feeding habits of a Mediterranean community of snakes in relation to prey availability. revec 1995. [DOI: 10.3406/revec.1995.2183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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