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The Ear in Subterranean Rodents Revisited: Cochlear Hair-Cell Populations in African Mole-Rats (Bathyergidae). [PDF]

J Morphol
Morphometric analysis of the cochlea was conducted on 12 species of African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae), revealing that cochlear features related to hearing resolution correlate with body size. Compared to other mammals, bathyergid cochleae resemble the apical, low‐frequency‐tuned regions of typical mammalian cochleae.
Svačinová L, Lange S, Lövy M, Konopová B, Bennett NC, Hart DW, Šumbera R, Burda H.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Fetal bone development in the black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) determined by ultrasound

Theriogenology Wild, 2023
This study describes the bone development during the intrauterine phase of the black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa), discussing its relationship with the species’ adaptive strategies and comparing it with other precocial and altricial species.
Alana Lorena Gonçalves Pombo, Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro, Gessiane Pereira da Silva, Thyago Habner de Souza Pereira, Sandy Estefany Rodrigues de Matos, Ana Rita de Lima, Hani Rocha El Bizri, João Valsecchi do Amaral, Carlos López Plana, Pedro Mayor   +9 more
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Update of Cestodes Parasitizing Neotropical Hystricomorphic Rodent

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
This review aims at identifying cestodes that are present in hunted rodent species in the neo-tropical region. The rodent species that was investigated were the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Linnaeus, 1766), lappe (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus, 1766), agouti (Dasyprocta leporina, Linnaeus, 1758), chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla, Lichtenstein, 1829)
Kegan Romelle Jones, Kegan Romelle Jones
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197 HYSTRICOMORPH SUBPLACENTA: THE COMPARATIVE ASPECTS [PDF]

Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2004
Placentae of four hystricimorph rodents – capybara (Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris), agouti (Dasyprocta aguti), paca (Agouti paca), and rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris) – were examined by conventional histology, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy.
M.A. Miglino, M. Bonatelli, M.C. Lima, M.F. Oliveira, R.F. Rodrigues, R.G. Carvalho, C.E. Ambrósio, M.R.F. Machado, A.M. Carter   +8 more
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Understanding how environmental factors influence reproductive aspects of wild myomorphic and hystricomorphic rodents [PDF]

Animal Reproduction, 2021
Myomorphic and hystricomorphic rodents are vital for maintaining various ecosystems around the planet. This review enables a better understanding of how these rodents respond to environmental factors and adapt to climate adversities. Innumerable factors, such as photoperiod, rainfall, and temperature, can impair or contribute to the quality of rodent ...
Maiko Roberto Tavares Dantas, João Batista Freire Souza-Junior, Thibério de Souza Castelo, Arthur Emannuel de Araújo Lago, Alexandre Rodrigues Silva   +4 more
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Demography and Population Dynamics of a Small Mammal Assemblage in Chilean Semiarid Thorn-Scrub Habitat: A 30-Year Study. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Using the longest and most comprehensive demographic database available in temperate South America, we characterize the population dynamics of an entire community of small mammals in a semiarid environment in north‐central Chile using a superpopulation CMR modeling framework.
Kelt DA, Meserve PL, Troncoso AJ, Milstead WB, Previtali MA, Gutiérrez JR, Oli MK.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Preliminary investigation on enzymatic activity in saliva of Hystrix cristata L., 1758

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Volume 106, Issue 2, Page 387-394, March 2022., 2022
Abstract Mammal's saliva contains a variety of electrolytes and proteins. They carry out an important role in the digestion process, in the antibacterial and antiviral activity, in lubrication and maintenance of oral general health status. It may also contain several enzymes according to dietary habits and general wellness.
Francesca Coppola, Simona Sagona, Laura Betti, Lionella Palego, Lucia Casini, Gino Giannaccini, Antonio Felicioli   +6 more
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100 years of physiology, discrimination and wonder

Diabetic Medicine, Volume 38, Issue 12, December 2021., 2021
Abstract There has been 100 years of research detailing the role of insulin in glucose, protein and free fatty acid metabolism. We explore the learnings though evolution and changes in management with an understanding of how it has impacted the care of people with diabetes.
David Russell‐Jones, Roselle Herring
wiley   +1 more source

Plant dispersal across the tropical Atlantic by wind and sea currents [PDF]

, 2004
This review brings together evidence on the monophyly and ages of angiosperm lineages ranging across the tropical Atlantic with data on the direction, strength, and speed of sea currents and wind jets across that ocean. Mainly for pragmatic reasons (data
Renner, Susanne S.
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Molerats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) in South African National Parks: notes on the Taxonomic "isolation" and Hystricomorph Affinities of the family

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1979
The history of classification ofAfrotropical molerats is reviewed and an assessment is made of the supposed taxonomic "isolation" of the molerats (bathyergids) by considering morphological features in the skull, post-cranial skeleton, reproductive organs
G de Graaff
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