Improving the productivity of breeding colonies of Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).

Molecular characterization of different breeding groups of outbred Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Two RAPD primers and 15 protein biochemical markers were examined to assess the zygosity (hetero/homozygocity) and per cent polymorphisms in monogamous (IM: IF) and triogamous (1M:2F) breeding groups of outbred Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). No polymorphism and heterozygosity were found in RAPD as well as biochemical markers in monogamous groups, whereas both primers in RAPD (%P=55%...

Determination of Giardia lamblia cyst infective dose for the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).

The purpose of this study was to determine the 50% infective dose for Giardia lamblia (CDC:0284:1) cysts in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). The log10 50% infective dose results calculated by probit analysis and the Spearman-Karber method were 2.45 and 2.50, respectively.

Telemetered Temperature Monitoring in Preweanling Mongolian Gerbils

SCHNEIDER, J. R., A. M. VELTRI, W. A. DEGRAW AND J. A. FRENCH. Telemetered temperature monitoring in preweanling Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). PHYSIOL BEHAV 57(I), 199-203, 1995.--Like most small mammals, Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are born without the ability to maintain core body temperature (Tb). Breeding adults, juvenile alloparents, nest materials, and other lit...

The somatic chromosomes of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).

Inter‐group associations in Mongolian gerbils: Quantitative evidence from social network analysis

Animals often interact non-randomly with conspecifics, and association preferences can differ across life-history stages to maximize individuals' fitness. Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are a social rodent that live in highly seasonal habitats and display seasonal fluctuations in population density, growth rate and the size of overlapped home ranges. Nevertheless, whether gerbils mod...