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Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) [PDF]
AbstractAegialomys galapagoensis (Waterhouse, 1839) is a sigmodontine rodent commonly called the Galapagos rice rat. It is a medium-sized rodent, characterized by dense, soft, yellow or copper, weakly grizzled pelage; the dorsum is grayish or brownish and the ventral pelage is pale.
Joyce R Prado, Alexandre R Percequillo
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ABSTRACT Bacteria of the order Rickettsiales comprise a diverse group of obligate intracellular microorganisms that are globally distributed and highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In South America, these bacteria have been associated with arthropod vectors, such as ticks, fleas, mites, lice, and certain dipterans, as well as with a ...
Cristian J. Zamorano‐Gómez +3 more
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Reportamos un evento de depredación de un ratón colicorto achocolatado (Necromys urichi) por una pavita ferruginea (Glaucidium brasilianum) en la Cordillera de la Costa, al norte de Venezuela. Dicho evento consistió en la observación de un individuo de G.
Marcial Quiroga-Carmona +1 more
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Un nuevo género para Habrothrix angustidens y Akodon serrensis (RODENTIA, CRICETIDAE): de nuevo palentología y neontología se encuentran en el legado de Lund [PDF]
We describe a new genus of sigmodontine rodent to allocate a fossil species from Lagoa Santa cave deposits, Habrothrix angustidens Winge, and a living species from southeastern Atlantic Forest described at the start of the past century, Akodon serrensis ...
Geise, Lena +3 more
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Family CRICETIDAE (TRUE HAMSTERS, VOLES, LEMMINGS AND NEW WORLD RATS AND MICE) • Very small to medium-large rodents, rarely large, mostly with generalized cursorial body plans and typically not sexually dimorphic. • 10-70 cm. • Holarctic and Neotropical regions, marginally into Indo-Malayan Region. • Virtually all terrestrial and some aquatic habitats.
Don E. Wilson +2 more
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Peromyscus levipes (Rodentia: Cricetidae) [PDF]
Abstract Peromyscus levipes Merriam, 1898, commonly called the nimbled-footed deermouse, is 1 of 56 species of Peromyscus. It is often confused with other members of the boylii group; therefore, researchers may need to rely on craniometric and karyotypic data to make a positive identification. P.
Álvarez-Castañeda, Sergio Ticul +1 more
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Dehnel's Phenomenon in Mammals
Some small mammals, which remain active year‐round, undergo reversible reductions in body size, braincase height, and the mass of internal organs, including the brain, from summer to winter. It is called Dehnel's phenomenon. In this review, we summarise knowledge of the mechanisms, adaptive value, and genetic basis of the phenomenon, and show how new ...
Jan R. E. Taylor +2 more
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A number of localities in Transylvania (Romania) have yielded vertebrate microfossil remains. Two localities have been stratigraphically and biochronologically dated to the late Eocene: i.e., Treznea and Bociu. The remaining three localities are dated to
Olivier Maridet +5 more
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Los autores estudian el estado sistemático, el rango geográfico y los datos etoecológicos de los mamíferos neotropicales (Marsupialia y Rodentia) y describen un nuevo género, Cabreramys, (Cricetidae). Se documentan dos nuevas localidades en la Provincia
Elio Massoia, Abel Fornes
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Prevalenţa cu Plaghiorchis elegans a fost înregistrată după cum urmează: la Clethrionomys glareolus– 3,8%, la Apodemus sylvaticus– 19,2%, la A. agrarius– 11,8% şi la A. flavicolis– 12,8%. Lipsa trematodului cauzal P.
Oleg Chihai
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