Clethrionomys

It is a hantavirus that is normally found in Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia. The natural reservoir is the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) and the virus is shed in it s urine. Infection occurs after inhalation of dust contaminated with excreta from infected voles or from aerosol of animal blood or fluids. Does not produce disease in animals. This is a biosafety level 3 agent. 

Shore, R.F., D.G. Myhill, E.J. Routledge, and A. Wilby. 1995. Impact of an environmentally-realistic intake of cadmium on calcium, magnesium, and phosphate metabolism in bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 29 180-186. 

Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus Diet Spring 56-70 DW 88... 

Krasowska, A. and T. Wlostowski. 1996. Photoperiodic elevation of testicular zinc protects seminiferous tubules against fluoride toxicity in the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 113C 81-84. 

Mink (Mustela vison) collected from the Northwest Territories of Canada between 1991 and 1995 had liver mirex concentrations between 0.08 and 0.39 pg/kg FW. These extremely low mirex concentrations were, nevertheless, higher than liver mirex concentrations in prey species (snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus, 0.08 to 0.13 pg/kg FW northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus, 0.32 pg/kg FW), suggesting that mirex biomagnification in mammalian wildlife food chains is possible (Poole et al. 1998). 

Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus collected from soil containing various concentrations of, 34, 37Cs voles analyzed less skull and digestive organs 1800 Bq/m2 soil (control)... 

Urinary lipocalins in the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus... 

Johnson, R. P. (1975) Scent marking with urine in two races of the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus). Behaviour 55, 81-93. 

Kapusta, J. and Marchlewska-Koj, A. (1998) Interfemale aggression in adult bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus). Aggressive Behavior 24, 53-61. 

Koskela, E., Mappes, T. and Ylonen, H. (1997) Territorial behaviour and reproductive success of bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus females. J. Anim. Ecol. 66, 341-349. 

Rozenfeld, F. M. (1987) Urine marking by male bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber, 1780 - Microtidae) in relation with their social status. Mammalia 51, 476 177. 

Kruczek, M. (2007) Recognition of kin in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus). Physiol. Behav. 90, 483—489. 

Field mice and Clethrionomys Mink Mustela vison 2,2-Dimethylthietane Avoidance of traps from anal gland Robinson, 1990... 

The European rodents A. sylvaticus and Clethrionomys glareolus tend to avoid traps scented with 2,2-dimethylthietane from the anal sacs of the mink, Mustek vison, while it suppresses feeding in European wild rahhits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (Robinson, 1990). 

Non-target rodent species in the same forests may escape effects of mustelid sulfur compounds. In British Columbia, densities, survival rates, and reproduction of deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, were little affected when these compounds were used against long-tail voles [Microtus longicaudus), meadow voles [Microtus pennsylvanicus), and boreal redback voles [Clethrionomys gappen) (Zimmerling and Sullivan, 1994). 

Clethrionomys clareolus, and wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, near Munich. Immature animals entered male-scented, female-scented, and control traps equally often, while male odor attracted adult males and female odor attracted adult females (Baumler and Hock, 1987). 

Rozenfeld, E. M. and Denoel, A. (1994). Chemical signals involved in spacing behavior of breeding female bank voles [Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber 1780, Microtidae, Rodentia). Journal of ChemicalEcology 20,803-813. 

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