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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Determination of Meriones Species (Rodentia, Gerbillinae) by RAPD-PCR [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2006 Meriones crassus, Meriones persicus, and Meriones libycus from different areas of Khorasan provinces and Yazd province were studied by use of Random Amplified DNA polymorphism (RAPD) technique. DNA samples were analyzed by use of nine primers.
Z. Naseri +3 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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Sexual size dimorphism of group-living Mongolian gerbils Meriones unguicutalus (Muridae: Gerbillinae) [PDF]
The European Zoological Journal, 2017 Polygynous mammals often have male-biased sexual size dimorphism due to male–male competition for mates. However, fecundity selection may enlarge female body size.
G. Wang
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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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Evolutionary factors and habitat filtering affect the pattern of Gerbillinae diversity [PDF]
Curr ZoolAbstract How ecological and evolutionary factors affect small mammal diversity in arid regions remains largely unknown. Here, we combined the largest phylogeny and occurrence dataset of Gerbillinae desert rodents to explore the underlying factors shaping present-day distribution patterns.
Yaqian Cui +8 more
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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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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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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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