A new species and new records of Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from mammal burrows in Nebraska [PDF]
, 2006 Direct sampling of rodent burrows in Nebraska resulted in the collection of 16 species of Aphodius Illiger previously unknown from the state, including specimens of four undescribed species.
Paulsen, Matthew J.
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Comparative phylogeography of the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) and its host-associated flea (Neopsylla paranoma) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Specific host-parasite systems often embody a particular co-distribution phenomenon, in which the parasite’s phylogeographic pattern is dependent on its host.
Fang Zhao +5 more
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Long-lived cancer-resistant rodents as new model species for cancer research
Frontiers in Genetics, 2013 Most rodents are small and short-lived, but several lineages have independently evolved long lifespans without a concomitant increase in body mass.
Jorge eAzpurua, Andrei eSeluanov
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Field and laboratory studies provide insights into the meaning of day-time activity in a subterranean rodent (Ctenomys aff. knighti), the tuco-tuco. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 South American subterranean rodents (Ctenomys aff. knighti), commonly known as tuco-tucos, display nocturnal, wheel-running behavior under light-dark (LD) conditions, and free-running periods >24 h in constant darkness (DD).
Barbara M Tomotani +5 more
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Fungal Diversity and Potential Health Benefits of Mycophagy in Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus)
American Journal of Primatology, Volume 88, Issue 4, April 2026.Free‐ranging chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in Nature's Valley, South Africa, of multiple age/sex classes eat diverse fungi (10 identified to species level, 3 to genus level). We assess potential nutritional, medicinal and ecosystem implications of consumption of these fungi based on human and other mammalian mycophagy literature.
Margaret A. H. Bryer +5 more
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Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema in North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae) [PDF]
, 2006 The distribution and biology of the beaver beetle, Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, are summarized for North America. In light of the fact that the beetle uses two beaver species as hosts which have seemingly been separated for some five million years on ...
Peck, Stewart B.
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The Naked Mole-Rat: An Unusual Organism with an Unexpected Latent Potential for Increased Intelligence? [PDF]
, 2019 Naked mole-rats are eusocial, hairless mammals that are uniquely adapted to their harsh, low-oxygen subsurface habitat. Although their encephalization quotient, a controversial marker of intelligence, is low, they exhibit many features considered tell ...
Schulze-Makuch, Dirk
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Disparity of turbinal bones in placental mammals
The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 4, Page 749-777, April 2026.Abstract Turbinals are key bony elements of the mammalian nasal cavity, involved in heat and moisture conservation as well as olfaction. While turbinals are well known in some groups, their diversity is poorly understood at the scale of placental mammals, which span 21 orders.
Quentin Martinez +11 more
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Sleep Science, 2016 South American subterranean rodents are mainly described as solitary and mutual synchronization was never observed among individuals maintained together in laboratory.
Barbara Mizumo Tomotani +3 more
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Impacts of invasive rats on Hawaiian cave resources
International Journal of Speleology, 2020 Although there are no published studies and limited data documenting damage by rodents in Hawaiian caves, our incidental observations during more than 40 years of surveying caves indicate that introduced rodents, especially the roof rat, Rattus rattus ...
Francis G. Howarth, Fred D. Stone
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