Sex differences in adrenal cortex beta-catenin immunolocalisation of the Saharan gerbil, Libyan jird (Meriones libycus, Lichtenstein, 1823) [PDF]
Folia Morphologica, 2023 BACKGROUND: The adrenal cortex provides adequate steroidogenic responses to environmental changes. However, in desert rodents, the adrenocortical activity varies according to several factors especially sex, age, and seasonal variations.
N. Aknoun-Sail +9 more
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Coarse-resolution Ecology of Etiological Agent, Vector, and Reservoirs of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Libya. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Cutaneous leishmaniasis ranks among the tropical diseases least known and most neglected in Libya. World Health Organization reports recognized associations of Phlebotomus papatasi, Psammomys obesus, and Meriones spp., with transmission of zoonotic ...
Abdallah M Samy +4 more
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Cranial phenotypic variation in Meriones crassus and M. libycus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae), and a morphological divergence in M. crassus from the Iranian Plateau and Mesopotamia (Western Zagros Mountains) [PDF]
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2014 Jirds (genus Meriones) are a diverse group of rodents, with a wide distribution range in Iran. Sundevall’s jird (Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842) is one such species that shows a disjunct distribution, found on the Iranian Plateau and Western Zagros ...
Fatemeh Tabatabaei Yazdi +2 more
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The comparative analysis of the cytogenetic and morphometric characteristics of some mammals [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences5 species of the Meriones genus are known in Azerbaijan. In these species (Libyan Jird ( Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1842)), the studying of the chromosomal homology and intraspecies problems is one of the actual issues.
Hakhiyev Agil +2 more
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Some Epidemiological Aspects of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a New Focus, Central Iran
Dermatology Research and Practice, 2015 Following the epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khatam County, Yazd Province, this study was carried out to determine vector, and animal reservoir host(s) and investigate the human infection during 2005-2006.
M. R. Yaghoobi-Ershadi +7 more
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Nuevos datos sobre la distribución de mamíferos (Mammalia) en las dunas de Erg Chebbi (Marruecos) [PDF]
Graellsia, 2019 El progresivo aumento del turismo de aventura en el entorno de las dunas de Erg Chebbi, amenaza, desde hace casi dos décadas, la conservación del único complejo dunar (Erg) de todo Marruecos.
T. Ferrández Verdú +9 more
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran: A review of epidemiological aspects, with emphasis on molecular findings. [PDF]
Parasite, 2022 Leishmania parasites can cause zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by circulating between humans, rodents, and sandflies in Iran. In this study, published data were collected from scientific sources such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Springer ...
Nasiri Z +5 more
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Investigation of climatic effects on the shape and volume of tympanic bulla of Meriones libycus and M. persicus (Muridae: Rodentia) from Northeastern Iran: An evolutionary approach [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2008 The jirds, Meriones persicus and M. libycus are two widespread species in Iran. Meriones libycus can be found in low lands of deserts and semi desert areas, but Meriones persicus in high rocky regions of Khorasan. In this research 190 skulls belonging to
M. Momenzadeh +4 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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Diversity of the Rodents of Northeastern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2006 Samplings were done in different locations of northeastern Iran and different specimens were collected during two years. The specimens belong to 26 different species attributing to 6 families: Scuridae (Spermophilus fulvus), Cricetidae (Microtus ...
J. Darvish +5 more
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