First records of Peruvian Toro, Toromys rhipidurus Thomas, 1928 (Rodentia, Echimyidae), in Colombia [PDF]
Although taxonomy, ecology, and natural history information of the arboreal spiny rats is available, many gaps in some species distribution still exist. We report here the first records of the Peruvian Toro, Toromys rhipidurus (Thomas, 1928), in southern
Julián Lozano-Flórez +1 more
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Revision of the Chiapan deer mouse, Peromyscus zarhynchus, with the description of a new species [PDF]
We analyzed morphometric and molecular variation among 8 populations of Peromyscus zarhynchus grouped into 5 pooled samples representing separate physiographic regions across the range of this species in Chiapas, Mexico, and western Guatemala ...
Lorenzo, C +3 more
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Primate modularity and evolution: first anatomical network analysis of primate head and neck musculoskeletal system [PDF]
Network theory is increasingly being used to study morphological modularity and integration. Anatomical network analysis (AnNA) is a framework for quantitatively characterizing the topological organization of anatomical structures and providing an ...
A Goswami +46 more
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Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Molecular and karyologic variation in the genus Isothrix (Rodentia, Echimyidae) [PDF]
Phylogenetic relationships among available samples of the genus Isothrix using mitocondrial gene cytochrome b were carried out and a new karyotype of Isothrix specimens referred to Isothrix negrensis from the mid course of Rio Negro, in the Brazilian Amazon, was described.
C. R. BONVICINO +2 more
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COMO PARTE DEL MONITOREO DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD DE BOLIVIA, VARIAS RATAS ESPINOSAS (PROECHIMYS SIMONSI THOMAS, 1900) FUERON EXAMINADAS EN BUSCA DE PARÁSITOS DURANTE EL VERANO BOREAL DEL AÑO 2000.
TERRY R. HAVERKOST, SCOTT LYELL GARDNER
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Boehmiella wilsoni (Nematoda, Heligmosomoidea, Boehmiellidae fam. nov.), found in Amazonian rodents
The genus Boehmiella was initially described as a member of the family Trichostrongylidae. Subsequently, it was assigned to the subfamily Haemonchinae in the family Haemonchidae.
B.E. Andrade-Silva +4 more
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Roedores da Bacia do Alto Paraguai: uma revisão do conhecimento do planalto à planície pantaneira
A ordem Rodentia representa aproximadamente 39% da diversidade mundial de mamíferos, sendo que para o Brasil são reconhecidos atualmente 76 gêneros e 263 espécies.
Pâmela Castro Antunes +10 more
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A glimpse on the pattern of rodent diversification: a phylogenetic approach. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Development of phylogenetic methods that do not rely on fossils for the study of evolutionary processes through time have revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology and resulted in an unprecedented expansion of our knowledge about the ...
Dimitrov, Dimitar +3 more
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Study of hantavirus infection in captive breed colonies of wild rodents
Wild sigmondontine rodents are known to be the reservoir of several serotypes of New World hantaviruses. The mechanism of viral transmission is by aerosol inhalation of the excreta from infected rodents.
RC Oliveira +6 more
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