HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research

Shaped by humans but increasingly threatened: pathways for the conservation of Palaearctic grasslands

Palaearctic grasslands are among the most species-rich ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere, but their conservation depends on continued management that must be reconciled with agricultural production, rural livelihoods and other socio-economic demands. Introducing a special iss...

New record and description of a male Murina kontumensis (Kon Tum Tube-nosed Bat) from Vietnam

Abstract The Kon Tum Tube-nosed Bat ( Murina kontumensis Son et al. 2015. A new species of the genus Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam with a review of the subfamily Murininae in Vietnam. Acta Chiropterol. 17: 201–232) was described from...

Prospective, randomized comparison of electromyographic neuromuscular responses from the adductor pollicis and abductor digiti minimi muscles during rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block

Background: Many clinicians monitor the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle during surgery using electromyography (EMG) for ease and consistency of electrode placement, while practice guidelines recommend monitoring of responses at the adductor pollicis (AP) muscle. We compared t...

Declining hydraulic safety in a drier world

Forests worldwide are increasingly exposed to soil drought under climate change, with their fates depending on the ability to maintain essential functions like water transport (hydraulics) and photosynthesis. Acclimation is expected to mitigate drought impacts, but the extent to...

A trait based-approach to the diet of grass snakes (Colubridae:Natrix): opportunists with preferences

Understanding the mechanisms by which predators select their prey can help us understand the evolution of ecological interactions and community-level patterns and can also have conservation implications. Grass snakes (Natrix spp.) are predators specialising on amphibians and fish...