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Ectoparasites are known to induce behavioural changes in their hosts, yet their downstream effects on other ecological interactions are less well understood. We examined the influence of ectoparasites on a key process in forest ecosystems: seed dispersal by their granivorous hosts. In a controlled field experiment, we manipulated ectoparasite loads...
Theoretical models suggest that species abundance plays a crucial role in mutualism; high densities can lead to overexploitation. Additionally, mutualistic benefits are expected to increase under abiotic stress.
We investigated the interplay between density dependence and abiotic factors in conditional mutualism, focussing on the interactions betwe...
Intraspecific variation plays a pivotal role in shaping ecological dynamics. As the dispersal of seeds of most woody plants is mediated by animals, individual variation within the animal dispersers holds considerable implications for plant population and ecology.
We explored how individual traits (such as sex, body mass and exploration levels) of y...
We investigated the presence and potential causes of sex bias in ectoparasite infestations in the yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis. We compared the natural tick and flea burdens of male and female mice in a temperate beech forest and assessed whether the observed differences were driven by host sex or body mass. We found that males were mor...
Basking in the sun is an important energy‐saving tactic in ectotherm animals. It has also been recognized to be important in several mammal species, especially in arid environments. In particular, small mammals that have a greater surface‐to‐volume ratio can use basking to reduce metabolic energy expenditure by using external heat to maintain a hig...
This project investigated the ecological effects of border fortification and militarization along the Poland-Belarus border in Białowieża Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage site, over an 18-month period. Using a combination of field methods, including transects, camera traps, sound recordings, plant surveys, and snow-tracking, the study found increase...
We investigated the presence and potential causes of sex bias in ectoparasite infestations in the yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis . We compared the natural tick and flea burdens of male and female mice in a temperate beech forest and assessed whether the observed differences were driven by host sex or body mass. We found that males were mo...
Mast seeding causes strong fluctuations in populations of forest animals. Thus, this phenomenon can be used as a natural experiment to examine how variation in host abundance affects parasite loads. We investigated fleas infesting yellow‐necked mice in beech forest after two mast and two non‐mast years. We tested two mutually exclusive scenarios: (...
Due to restricted public access to military training fields such areas are quite interesting places for conducting faunistic research that would be simply impossible in other terrains. The area examined in the present study was the former military training field in Olsztyn, with the adjacent Lasek Pieczewski and the valley of Skanda Lake. The major...
