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The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1970
The rodents have been generally regarded as basically herbivorous animals. A review of the literature of the natural history of the feeding habits of rodents shows many species in all major lines of rodent evolution to be, to a surprising degree, carnivorous, piscivorous, or insectivorous.
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The rodents have been generally regarded as basically herbivorous animals. A review of the literature of the natural history of the feeding habits of rodents shows many species in all major lines of rodent evolution to be, to a surprising degree, carnivorous, piscivorous, or insectivorous.
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New endemic mammal species for Europe: Sciurus meridionalis (Rodentia, Sciuridae)
, 2017Combining genetic, morphological and geographical data, we re-evaluate Sciurus meridionalis , Lucifero 1907 as a tree squirrel species. The species, previously considered a subspecies of the Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris , is endemic to South ...
L. Wauters+8 more
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2019
[Extract] Rodents (from the Latin rodere, meaning "to gnaw") are the largest mammalian order (40%),comprising nearly 2300 species. They are diverse and abundant, occurring in nearly every terrestrial environment on Earth, apart from Antarctica. Their habits extend from burrowing, hopping,and climbing to swimming, and they show great diversity in diet ...
Rowell, Misha Kyla, Rymer, Tasmin Lee
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[Extract] Rodents (from the Latin rodere, meaning "to gnaw") are the largest mammalian order (40%),comprising nearly 2300 species. They are diverse and abundant, occurring in nearly every terrestrial environment on Earth, apart from Antarctica. Their habits extend from burrowing, hopping,and climbing to swimming, and they show great diversity in diet ...
Rowell, Misha Kyla, Rymer, Tasmin Lee
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On the Rodentia of the Somerset Caves [PDF]
H aving recently examined the collection of Rodentia from the Somerset Caves in the Taunton Museum, I find that several of the specimens cannot be referred to species which have hitherto been considered members of the fauna cotemporary with the Mammoth ( Elephas primigenius ) in Britain.
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New karyotypes of Atlantic tree rats, genus Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae).
Genome, 2014Phyllomys (Echimyidae, Rodentia) is a genus of Neotropical rodents with available cytogenetic data restricted to six out of 13 species, mainly based on simple staining methods, without detailed analyses.
N. P. Araújo+5 more
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2015
In the UK, every good discussion takes place over a nice cup of tea. Our book was no exception, with the first seeds of the idea being sown during teatime in the tearoom of the Department of Zoology of the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Our original thought was to write a review on the evolution of the masticatory apparatus of rodents, but ...
Philip G. Cox, Lionel Hautier
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In the UK, every good discussion takes place over a nice cup of tea. Our book was no exception, with the first seeds of the idea being sown during teatime in the tearoom of the Department of Zoology of the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Our original thought was to write a review on the evolution of the masticatory apparatus of rodents, but ...
Philip G. Cox, Lionel Hautier
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Rodentia of the Somerset Caves [PDF]
Abstract T he author has examined the Rodents from the caves of Somersetshire contained in the Taunton Museum, and found that many of them cannot be referred to species hitherto regarded as belonging to the fauna contemporary with the Mammoth in Britain. He enumerates species of Arvicola
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Changing Only Slowly: The Role of Phylogenetic Niche Conservatism in Caviidae (Rodentia) Speciation
Journal of mammalian evolution, 2020Darlan da Silva+4 more
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Unraveling Deep Branches of the Sigmodontinae Tree (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Eastern South America
Journal of mammalian evolution, 2018P. Gonçalves+5 more
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