Pup ultrasonic isolation calls of six gerbil species and the relationship between acoustic traits and body size [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Among Gerbillinae rodents, ultrasonic calls of adults of small-sized species are typically higher frequency than those of adults of large-sized species.
Julia D. Kozhevnikova +4 more
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Potentially Zoonotic Viruses in Wild Rodents, United Arab Emirates, 2019—A Pilot Study [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 The majority of emerging viral infectious diseases in humans originate from wildlife reservoirs, such as rodents and bats. We investigated a possible reservoir, namely wild gerbils and mice trapped in a desert reserve within the emirate of Dubai, United ...
Pia Weidinger +9 more
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Integrative taxonomy of Meriones persicus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae) in Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 Five subspecies of the Persian Jird, Meriones persicus, were reported from Iran. These subspecies were described based on morphological characters and coat colors of few specimens.
M. Dianat +5 more
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Nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene for phylogeny of some species of Rodentia [PDF]
Bioscience Journal, 2023 Order Rodentia contains approximately half of all living mammalian species. Most of the living species diversity within rodents is within five monophyletic radiations: Hystricognathi, Sciuridae, Geomyoidea, Dipodidae, and Muroidea.
Lamiaa Elsayed Mokhtar Deef
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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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Ecological niche modeling of genetic lineages of the great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus Lichtenstein, 1823) is distributed in Central Asia and some parts of the Middle East. It is widely found in central and northeast parts of Iran with two distinct genetic lineages: R. o. sodalis in the northern slopes of the
Kordiyeh Hamidi +2 more
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Metagenome-Assembled Viral Genomes Analysis Reveals Diversity and Infectivity of the RNA Virome of Gerbillinae Species [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Rodents are a known reservoir for extensive zoonotic viruses, and also possess a propensity to roost in human habitation. Therefore, it is necessary to identify and catalogue the potentially emerging zoonotic viruses that are carried by rodents.
Han Du +7 more
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Impact of daily administration of blackberry extract on gerbil model of transient cerebral ischemia [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica BrasileiraPurpose: Blackberries are rich in polyphenols and are a human health food continuously consumed to improve health and reduce diseases caused by aging. Herein, we evaluated the effects of daily blackberry administration before and after transient cerebral
Asahi Oda +5 more
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Skull variation in populations of the Indian gerbil Tatera indica (Gerbillinae, Rodentia) sampled across its broad geographic range [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2022 Populations of broadly distributed species often exhibit geographic structuring, which is sometimes reflected in phenotype. The monotypic Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) is an example of a widely distributed species, with its range encompassing much of ...
Zainab Dashti +2 more
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Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2021 Primera identificació genètica del jerbu de Sundevall Meriones crassus (Rodentia, Muridae) al Marroc i la hipòtesi d’extensió del seu àmbit de distribució Els rosegadors de la subfamília Gerbillinae Gray, 1825, representen un component important de la
O. Bouarakia +5 more
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