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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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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Mitochondrial DNA Diversity of Mesocricetus auratus and Other Cricetinae Species among Cricetidae Family. [PDF]
Biochem Genet, 2022 Unique anatomical and physiological features have made hamster species desirable research models. Comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis of the hamster family members to clarify their evolution and genetic relationship, can provide a genetic basis for the comprehension of the variable research results obtained using different hamster models ...
Xuan R +6 more
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Karyotypic and molecular evidence supports the endemic Tibetan hamsters as a separate divergent lineage of Cricetinae [PDF]
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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Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017 Background: Majority of parasitic infections in rodents have zoonotic importance. This study aimed to determine the frequency and intensity of intestinal protozoa infections of rodents including Meriones persicus, Mus musculus and, Cricetulus migratorius.
Mehdi MOHEBALI +8 more
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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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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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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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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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Resolving Rapid Radiation of Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae: Cricetinae, Rodentia) with QuaddRAD Sequencing and Transcriptome Analysis [PDF]
DiversityVoles and lemmings (subfamily Arvicolinae) remain some of the most difficult groups for disentangling phylogenetic relations owing to recent and very fast explosive radiation.
Natalia Abramson +5 more
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