Yannick Chaval

TL;DR: This study explores and highlights the limits of the current taxonomy of the Rattini tribe, one of the most difficult groups of mammals, and lays the foundations to better investigate rodent-born diseases in South East Asia.

TL;DR: Strain typing confirmed rodents as reservoirs for human leptospirosis, and differences in habitat requirements for L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii supported differential transmission modes.

TL;DR: It is provided that in cyclic populations of the fossorial water voles, the relative influence of drift operating during low density populations and migration occurring principally while population size increases interacts closely to maintain high genetic diversity.

TL;DR: Protocols for field and laboratory rodent studies present the best practices for the studies of rodents and rodent-borne pathogens and parasites from the field to the laboratory.

TL;DR: A significant negative correlation was observed between concentrations of FCMs and both immunocompetence and body condition during population decline, which might reflect an impairment of the female reproductive capability in high densities and accelerated senescence affecting immune function during decline, both arising from chronic stress.