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Allen K (2010)
Corridors for dormice in Gwent
Version of a PTES project sponsered by Natural England
Bako B and Hecker K (2006)
Factors determining the distribution of coexisting dormouse species (Gliridae, Rodentia)
Polish Journal of Ecology 54 3: 379-386
Berg L (1996)
Small-scale changes in the distribution of the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius (Rodentia, Myoxidae in relation to vegetation changes
Mammalia 60 No 2 211-216
Berg L and Berg A (1998)
Nest site selection by the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in two different landscapes
Ann. Zool. Fennici 35: 115-122
Berg L and Berg A (1999)
Abundance and survival of the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in a tempory shrub habitat: a trapping study
Ann. Zool. Fennici 36 159-165
Black J. (2004)
The status of dormouse at Treswell Woods, Nottinghamshire
(unpublished report for Nottingham Trent University and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Bodnar S. (2001)
A Strategy for the conservation of Dormice in Warwickshire
English Nature Report
Bodnar S. (2000)
Warwickshire Dormouse Survey
English Nature Report
Bracewell M (2009)
Nest material preferences in the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius (L.), in the southern United Kingdom.
(unpublished MSc dissertation Staffordshire University)
Bright, P.W. (1999)
Status and Woodland requirements of the dormouse in Wales.
Report for Countryside Council for Wales and PTES
Bright P.W. (1995)
Briddlesford Dormouse Project 1995
(unpublished report)
Bright, P.W. (1995)
Distribution of the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Wales, on the edge of its range.
Mammal Review 25 No 3: 101-110
Bright, P.W. (1998)
Behaviour of specialist species in habitat corridors: arboreal dormice avoid corridor gaps.
Animal Behaviour 56: 1485-1490
Bright P. & MacPherson D (2002)
Hedgerow management, dormice and biodiversity.
English Nature report No 454
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A. (1990)
Habitat requirements of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius in relation to woodland management in Southwest England.
Biological Conservation 54: 307-326
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A. (1991)
Ranging and nesting behaviour of the dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius in diverse low-growing woodland.
Journal of Zoology 224:177-190
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A. (1992)
Ranging and nesting behaviour of the dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius in coppice-with-standards woodland.
Journal of Zoology 226:589-600
Bright, P. & Morris, P. (1993)
Conservation of the dormouse.
British Wildlife 4: 154-162
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A. (1993)
Foraging behaviour of dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius in two contrasting habitats.
Journal of Zoology 230:69-85
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A (1994)
Animal translocation for conservation: performance of dormice in relation to release methods, origin and season.
Journal of Applied Ecology 31: 699-708
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A (1996)
A review of the dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in England and a conservation programme to safeguard its future.
Hystrix (n.s.) 6(1-2), 295-302.
Bright, P.W. and Morris, P.A (1996)
Why are dormice rare? A case study in conservation biology.
Mammal Review 26 No. 4: 157-187
Bright P and Morris, P. (2002)
Putting dormice back on the map.
British Wildlife 14: 91-100
Bright, P.W., Mitchell, P. and Morris , P.A. (1994)
Dormouse distribution: survey techniques, insular ecology and selection of sites for conservation.
Journal of Applied Ecology 31: 329-339
Bright P. Morris P. & Mitchell-Jones T. (2006)
The dormouse conservation handbook (2nd edition)
English Nature
Bright, P.W., Morris, P.A and Mitchell-Jones, A.J. (1996)
A new survey of the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Britain 1993-4.
Mammal Review 26 No 4. 189-195
Bright, P.W. Morris, P.A. and Wiles, N.J. (1996)
Effects of weather and season on the summer activity of dormice Muscardinus avellanarius.
Journal of Zoology 238: 521-530
Brooks S (2008)
Dormice: friend or foe? The spread and movement of the Edible Dormouse and the Hazel Dormouse in relation to woodland management
Unpublished MSc thesis in Conservation and Forest Protection for Imperial College London
Brooks S and Trout R (2010)
A positive response by hazel dormice to conifer PAWS restoration
Ecotype 49
Brown N (2007)
The importance of nest-building and nest material preference in captive Hazel Dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Unpublished MSc thesis in Applied Biology for University of Plymouth
Büchner, S. (1997).
Common dormice in small isolated woods.
Nat. Croat. 6(2):271-274
Capizzi D. Battistini M. and Amori G (2002)
Analysis of the hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, distribution in a Mediterranean fragmented woodland
Italian Journal of Zoology 69(1): 25-31
Chanin P. & Woods M. (2003)
Surveying dormice using nest tubes
Results and experiences from the South West Dormouse Project.
English Nature report 524
Chanin P & Gubert L (2011)
Surveying hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) with tubes and boxes: a comparison
Mammal Notes Summer 2011
Crouch T. (2009)
The ecology of coppiced hazel nut (Corylus avellana) and dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in West Sussex: the effect of age and stand dynamics
Unpublished BSc dissertation in Environmental Science for University of Brighton
Csorba A. (2003)
Influence of body weight on hibernation of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Acta Zoologica 49 (Suppl.1) 39-44
Delany MJ (1985) Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
Yorkshire Mammals: 132-135 Bradford University Press
Eden, S.M & Eden, R.M.G. (2001)
The dormouse in Dorset: a reappraisal of dormouse ecology
Dorset Proceedings 123: 75-94
Eden S.M. & Eden R.M.G.(2003)
Further observations on Dormice in Dorset
Dorset Procedings 125, 125-129
Elwell J (2007)
An investigation on the occurance of the hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in nest boxes within different habitats of Denmge Wood
Unpublished MSc dissertation in Environmental Science for University of Greenwich
Ewald N. (2004)
Distribution and status of the Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Hampshire
Report for Hampshire Wildlife Trust
Garland L. and Woods M.(2005)
Dormice on road verges
In Practice 48
Garrido A. (2002)
Monitoring the distribution of dormice, Muscardinus avellanarius, in Britain: decrease in site occupancy and its causes.
Student dissertation University of London
Grogan R. (2004)
The effects of coppicing on populations of the Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in woodland on the Isle of Wight.
Proc. Isle of Wight Nat Hist Archaeol Soc 20
Hagemans D, De Veren N & Chapman J. (2006)
Nesting material preferences for captive dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Student dissertation: Van Hall Larenstein, Netherlands, Paignton Zoo, Devon.
Herbert C. (2008)
Distribution of the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Greater London
The London Naturalist 87: 119-121
Hillier H.(1998)
A survey of Cambridgeshire ancient woodland to assess their suitability to holding dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.
Report for English Nature’s Species Recovery Programme and the Wildlife Trusts.
Howes, C. A. (2004)
Sleepers’ in the Dales: Historical records of the Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Proceedings of the Conference on The Biodiversity of the Yorkshire Dales. Supplement to Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union Bulletin 42: 87-89
Ishibashi M (2009)
Nesting material preferences in wild hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Unpublished MSc thesis in Applied Biology for University of Plymouth
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2007)
Second Report by the UK under Article 17 on the implementation of the Habitats Directive from January 2001 to December 2006: Conservation status assessment for Muscardinus avellanarius
Peterborough: JNCC
Jones J, Alexander L, Bright P, Al-Fulaij N, Morris P, Sharafi S and White I (2009)
The national dormouse monitoring programme – 21 years of bags and boxes.
British Wildlife 22,2: 77-83
Jourdain (1905)
Victoria county history
Juskaitis R. and Siozinyte V. (2008) Habitat requirements of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) and the fat dormouse (Glis glis) in mature mixed forest in Lithuania.
Ekológia (Bratislava) 27 (2)
Juskaitis R (2008)
Long-term common dormouse monitoring: effects of forest management on abundance
Biodiversity Conservationhuanica 17: 3559-3565
Juskaitis R and Remeisis R (2007)
Summer nest sites of the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in young woodlands of Lithuania
Polish Journal of Ecology 55 (4): 795-803
Juskaitis R (2007)
Feeding by the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius): a review
Acta Zoologica Lithuanica 17 (2): 151-159
Juskaitis R (2007)
Peculiarities of habitats of the common dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, within its distributional range and in Lithuania: a review
Folia Zool. 56(4) 337-348
Juskaitis R. (2006)
Interactions between dormice (Gliridae) and hole-nesting birds in nestboxes
Folia Zoologica 55(3): 225-236
Juskaitis R. (2006)
Tail autotomy in the Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius): some ecological aspects.
Mammalian Biology 71(6): 371-376
Juskaitis R. (2006)
Nestbox grids in population studies of the Common dormuse (Muscardinus avellanarius): Methodological aspects
Polish Journal of Ecology 54(3) 351-358
Juskaitis R. (2005)
Daily torpor in free-ranging common dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in Lithuania.
Mammalian Biology 70: 242-249
Juskaitis R. (2005)
The influence of high nestbox density on the Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius population.
Acta Theriologica 50(1):43-50
Juskaitis R. (2004)
Local impact of the Tawny owls (Strix aluco) on the Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in Lithuania.
Ekologija 23(3): 305-309
Juskaitis R. (2003)
New data on distribution, habitats and abundance of dormice (Gliridae) in Lithuania
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (Suppl. 1) 55-62
Juskaitis R. (2003)
Late breeding in two Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) populations.
Mammalian Biology. 68: 244-249
Juskaitis R. (2003)
Abundance dynamics and reproduction success in the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, populations in Lithuania.
Folia Zool. 52(3): 239-248
Juskaitis R. (2003)
Breeding by young-of-the-year females in Common dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, populations in Lithuania.
Ann. Zool. Fennici 40: 529-535
Juskaitis R. (2001)
Frequency and demographic parameters of white-tipped Common dormice Muscardinus avellanarius.
Acta Theriologica 46(4): 385-392
Juskaitis R. (2001)
Weight changes of the Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius L.) during the year in Lithuania.
Trakya University Journal of Scientific Research B 2(2): 79-83
Juskaitis R. (2000)
Abundance dynamics of Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), Fat dormouse (Glis glis) and Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) derived from nestbox occupation.
Folia Theriolica Estonica (5) 42-50
Juskaitis R. (2000)
Abundance dynamics of Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), Fat dormouse (Glis glis) and Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) derived from nestbox occupation.
Folia Theriologica Estonica (5): 42-50
Juskaitis R. (1999)
Demographic structure of two Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) populations in Lithuania.
Proc. Latvian Acad Sciences Section B 53(2) 107-111
Juskaitis R. (1999)
Life tables for the Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Lithuania
Acta Theriologica 44(4): 465-470
Juskaitis R. (1999)
Winter mortality of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in Lithuania.
Folia Zoologica 48(1): 11-16
Juskaitis R. (1999)
Mammals occupying nestboxes for birds in Lithuania
Acta Theriologica 9(3): 19-23
Juskaitis R (1997)
Ranging and movement of the Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Lithuania.
Acta Theriologica 42 (2): 113-122
Juskaitis R. (1997)
Use of nestboxes by the Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius L.) in Lithuania.
Nat. Croat. 6 (2):177-188
Juskaitis R. (1997)
Breeding of the Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in Lithuania.
Nat. Croat. 6 (2):189-197
Juskaitis R. (1997)
Diversity of nest-box occupants in mixed forests in Lithuania
Ekologija 3: 24-27
Juskaitis R. (1995)
Relation between Common dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) and other occupants of bird nest-boxes in Lithuania.
Folia Zoologica 44 (4):289-296
Juskaitis R. (1995)
The structure and dynamics of Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) populations in Lithuania
Hystrix 6(1-2): 273-279
Juskaitis R. (1994)
Distribution, abundance and conservation status of dormice (Myoxidae) in Lithuania.
Hystrix 6(1-2):181-184
Juskaitis R. (1994)
White-tipped Muscardinus avellanarius L. in Lithuania.
Ekologija 2:60-63
Kato S.J. (2004)
Hertfordshire dormouse survey 2004
(unpublished report)
Langridge K. (2009)
The status of the Muscardinus avellanarius: small mammals with furry tails
(unpublished report Advanced Diploma in Environmental Conservation)
Marsh A.C.W. & Morris P.A. (2000)
The use of dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius nest boxes by two species of Apodemus in Britain.
Acta Theriol. 45: 443-453.
McFadyn C., Rumble D & Thomas J (2004)
Hampshire Dormouse Survey
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
MacPherson D and Bright P (2003)
Locating sites for dormouse reintroductions
(unpublished English Nature report)
McIvor C (2007)
Predicting occurrence of the Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) using a habitat suitability index model, in Andrew’s Wood and Lady’s Wood (Devon).
(unpublished MSc dissertation Bournemouth Universty)
Mitchell Jones A and White I (2009)
Using reintroductions to reclaim the lost range of the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, in England.
Folia Zoologica 58(3):341-348
Morris P. (2003)
The dormouse in Britain:an introduction to the historical background
Proceedings of the Mammals Trust UK and Wildlife Trusts Dormouse Day
Morris, P.A. (2003)
A review of research on British dormice (Gliridae) and the effect of increasing public and scientific awareness of these animals
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (Suppl. 1) 125-130
Morris, P.A. (2003)
An introduction to the fifth international conference on dormice (Mammalia: Gliridae)
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (Suppl. 1) 7-10
Morris P. and Whitbread S. (1986)
A method for trapping the dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius).
Journal of Zoology 210: 642-644
Morris, P.A., Bright, P.W. and Woods, D. (1990)
Use of nestboxes by the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.
Biological Conservation 51: 1-13
Mortelliti A., Amori G., Capizzi D., Cervone C., Fagiani S., Pollini B. and Boitani L. (2010)
Independent effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and structural connectivity on the distribution of two arboreal rodents
Journal of Applied Ecology
Naim D (2010)
Conservation genetics of the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in the UK
PhD submission University of Liverpool
Naim D., Kemp S., Telfer S. & Watts P. (2009)
Isolation and characerisation of 10 microsatellite loci in the common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
Molecular Ecological Conservation
Neale CJ (2008)
Spatial orientation and foraging behaviour of wild caught and captive bred dormice during reintroductions
BSc dissertation Royal Holloway, University of London
O’Brien H (2001)
A study of Muscardinus avellanarius in Owston Wood and Laude Big Wood Leicsetershire
BSc dissertation Nottingham Trent University
Oxford G. (2008)
The original dormouse reintroduction – Tenth anniversary
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 35
Oxford G. (2007)
The original dormouse reintroduction – update for 2007
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 34
Oxford G. (2007)
The Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)re-introduction to North Yorkshire.
Naturalist 132
Oxford G. (2006)
The original dormouse re-introduction – update for 2005 and 2006
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 33
Oxford G. (2004)
The original dormouse re-introduction – update for 2004
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 31
Oxford G. (2003)
Yorkshire dormouse update 2003
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 30
Oxford G. (2002)
Under the greenwood tree – annual update on Yorkshire’s reintroduced dormouse population
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 29
Oxford G. (2000)
The woodlanders – an update on Yorkshire’s dormice
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 27
Oxford G. (1999)
Dormice in Yorkshire – the return of the native
Imprint (The Yorkshire Mammal Group Newsletter) 26
Panchetti F. Amori G. Carpaneto GM. and Sorace A. (2004)
Activity patterns of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in different Mediterranean ecosystems
Journal of Zoology 262: 289-294
Panchetti F. Sorace A, Amori G, and Carpaneto GM. (2007)
Nest site preference of common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in two different habitat tpes of Central Italy
Italian Journal of Zoology 74 4: 363-369
Peniche G (2009)
Disease risk management of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) reintroduction programme
Report of the species recovery programme, Zoological Society of London
Peniche G and Sainsbury T (2011)
Sampling for detection of Rodentolepis sp. in the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) free living wild population
Report for 2011 CDCBG
Prosser S (2009)
Microhabitat requirement of the Hazel dormouse in deciduous woodland.
(unpublished MSc dissertation Bristol University)
Richards CGJ, White AC, Hurrell E and Price FEF (1984)
The food of the Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, in South Devon
Mammal Review 14 1: 19-28
Robinson M, Chapman J & McDonald P (2004)
Altering the diet of captive bred dormice increases hibernation
Research report for Paignton zoo
Rope G.T (1885)
On the range of the dormouse in England and Wales
The Zoologist 9 102:201-213
Sainsbury, A.W., Bright, P.W, Morris and Harris, E.A (1996)
Ocular disease associated with Rhabditis orbitalis nematodes in a common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius).
The Veterinary Record 139: 192-193
Sainsbury W. Flach E. Sayers Cunningham and Macgregor (2003)
Health surveillance of common dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in a reintroduction programme
Proceedings of the Mammals Trust UK and Wildlife Trusts Dormouse Day
Sanderson F.(2004)
The population ecology and monitoring of the dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
PhD Submission. University of London
Sara M. Milazzo A. Falletta W. and Bellia E.(2005)
Exploitation competition between hole-nesters (Muscardinus avellanarius, Mammalia and Parus caeruleus, Aves) in Mediterranean woodlands.
Journal of Zoology, (Vol. 265) (No. 4) 347-357
Sara M. and Sara G.(2007)
Trophic habits of Muscardinus avellanarius (Mammalia Gliridae) as revealed by multiple stable isotope analysis.
Ethology Ecology and Evolution 19: 215-223
Scaravelli D. (1995)
Predation on dormice in Italy
Hystrix 6 (1): 245-255
Smith S. (2004)
Habitat factors influencing occupancy of nestboxes by common dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) at Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve, Devongn and use
BSc dissertation for Ecology ands Environmental Management
Stride I. (2009)
Dormouse bridge design and use
Unpublished iInternship project at Wildwood
Taber S D (2008)
Using GIS to map optimal habitat for the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius across South Oxfordshire
Unpublished MSc thesis in Wildlife Management and Conservation for University of Reading
Thorne A K and Thorne R G (2010)
Dormouse survey Edge wood Shropshire
Unpublished report for the Smallwoods Association
Vaughan J. (2009)
Using the principles of optimal foraging theory to detect the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius: a case for the refinement of nut search techniques
MSc dissertation University of Birmingham
Ward S (2000)
Observation on dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius hibernation nests
Essex Naturalist (London) 17
White I (2011)
Are dormice out of the woods?
In Practice June 2011
Wolton R (2009)
Hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius (L.) nest site selection in hedgerows
Mammalia 73
Woods D.E (1997)
Nestboxes, captive breeding and re-introduction of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in England.
Nat. Croat. 6 (2):199-204
Zancanaro C, Malatesta M, Vogel P, Osculait F and Fakan S (1993)
Ultrastructural and morphometrical analysse of the brown adipocyte in a hibernating dormouse
Biol Cell 79: 55-61
Zaytseva H. (2006)
Nest material of the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius L.) used in nestboxes Podilla (West Ukraine)
Polish Journal of Ecology 54(3) 397 – 401 |
