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Counter-gradient variation and the expensive tissue hypothesis explain parallel brain size reductions at high elevation in cricetid and murid rodents [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 To better understand functional morphological adaptations to high elevation (> 3000 m above sea level) life in both North American and African mountain-associated rodents, we used microCT scanning to acquire 3D images and a 3D morphometric approach to ...
Aluwani Nengovhela +4 more
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South African Journal of Science, 2021 Vlei rats (Family: Muridae; Subfamily: Otomyinae) have a widespread distribution in southern Africa. They are favoured prey of barn and spotted eagle owls, and frequently become associated with archaeological deposits when the owls roost in cave sites ...
Thalassa Matthews, Turid H. Nel
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Diversity and distribution of gastrointestinal nematodes in three sympatric rodent taxa from South Africa [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeNematodes are common internal parasites of rodents but information on their diversity and abundance remains limited. This study aimed to document the nematode diversity associated with three sympatric rodent taxa: Rhabdomys spp., Micaelamys namaquensis ...
Ernst Schlemmer +3 more
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Life history and habitat do not mediate temporal changes in body size due to climate warming in rodents [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Temporal changes in body size have been documented in a number of vertebrate species, with different contested drivers being suggested to explain these changes.
Aluwani Nengovhela +2 more
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Associations between metabolic rate and personality in a free-living small mammal are driven by date of birth [PDF]
Royal Society Open SciencePhysiological states are often regarded as drivers of personality differences, although the causal link between them remains unclear. Studies focusing on energy metabolism often report inconsistent associations with personality traits.
Jingyu Qiu +4 more
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Canine babesiosis treatment rates in South African veterinary clinics between 2011 and 2016 [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background South African veterinarians report the perception of a multi-year decline in the number of dogs presenting with clinical babesiosis, a common and serious disease of dogs in the country.
Robert Lavan +5 more
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2020 Mitochondrial DNA sequences (1137 bp) of the cytochrome b gene and craniodental and craniometric data were used to investigate the evolutionary relationships of six putative rodent taxa of Otomys (family Muridae: subfamily Murinae: tribe Otomyini) co ...
Peter J Taylor, , Desire L Dalton
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Physiology and BehaviorThe genus Otomys exhibits diverse activity patterns in the field, making them ideal subjects for studying circadian biology. The Southern African vlei rat (Otomys auratus) has previously been categorised as diurnal or crepuscular, but also displays some ...
Maria K Oosthuizen
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XXXVII.—Notes on the genus Otomys [PDF]
Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1906 n ...
R. Wroughton
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