The complete mitogenome of Sokolov’s Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) and implication of phylogenetic status [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 There is still an obvious lack of information on Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) which belongs to subfamily Cricetinae because the species is only rarely found in Gobi desert.
Boxin Qin +4 more
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Biogeographic history of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene European small hamsters (subfamily Cricetinae) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe prevailing paleobiogeographic hypothesis suggests that many steppe and tundra-steppe taxa currently found in Central Asia expanded into Europe during Pleistocene glacial periods, when open habitats dominated. However, previous studies have shown that
Barbara Bujalska +11 more
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Phylogenetic relationships of Neogene hamsters (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetinae) revealed under Bayesian inference and maximum parsimony [PDF]
PeerJThere is an ongoing debate about the internal systematics of today’s group of hamsters (Cricetinae), following new insights that are gained based on molecular data.
Moritz Dirnberger +2 more
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Small mammal owners’ experiences of housing challenges and animal welfare: A COM-B and word frequency analysis [PDF]
Animal WelfareSmall mammals are particularly dependent on owner-provided housing and husbandry yet are frequently kept in conditions that do not meet their welfare needs.
Grace Carroll +3 more
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Comparative analysis of optional hunting behavior in Cricetinae hamsters using the data compression approach [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyResearch into the hunting behavior in members of the Cricetidae family offers an opportunity to reveal what changes in the predatory behavioral sequences occur when a rodent species shifts from an omnivorous to a predatory lifestyle.
J. Levenets +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The genus status of Urocricetus was defined recently based on morphological and molecular data. Even though the amount of evidence for a separate phylogenetic position of this genus among Cricetinae continues to increase, there is still no consensus on ...
Svetlana A. Romanenko +9 more
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Effect of red propolis on hamster cheek pouch angiogenesis in a new sponge implant model [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2018 Purpose: To evaluate the effects of red propolis on cheek pouch angiogenesis in a hamster new model sponge implant. Methods: Forty eight animals divided into eight groups.
Nayanna de Oliveira Ramos Melo +6 more
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Role of the route of leukotrienes in an experimental model of oral mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2017 Purpose: To investigate the participation of cysteinyl leukotrienes in the pathophysiology of oral mucositis. Methods: Oral mucositis was induced in hamsters using 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; 60 and 40 mg/kg; i.p., on days 1 and 2, respectively, and with ...
Viviane Carvalho da Silva +7 more
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New species of Rotundomys (Cricetinae) from the Late Miocene of Spain and its bearing on the phylogeny of Cricetulodon and Rotundomys. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The material of Rotundomys (Rodentia, Cricetinae) from the Late Miocene fossiliferous complex of Cerro de los Batallones (Madrid, Spain) is described and compared with all species currently placed in the genera Rotundomys and Cricetulodon.
Raquel López-Antoñanzas +2 more
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Kunsia tomentosus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Kunsia tomentosus (Lichtenstein, 1830), the woolly giant rat, is a semifossorial cricetid typically associated with the Cerrado and Beni domains in central South America. Kunsia was recently revised and includes only 1 species.
Bezerra, Alexandra M. R. +1 more
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