storage and circadian rhythms. Memory and learning have been studied in squirrels that cache their food, sometimes not returning until the next year. Singing mice provide a new model for studying speech and learning. Studies of wild rodents will undoubtedly give us a window into the genetics underlying phenotypic variation, further promoted by genome sequencing projects that extend beyond the u...

cytogenetic approaches are used in systematic studies implying differences between species and variation between populations. in this study, morphology of chromosomes and chromosome number of 210 specimens of 23 rodent species from different localities of iran were investigated. specimens belong to five families comprising dipodidae (allactaga elater (2n=48, fna=92); a. williamsi (2n=48, fna=92...

altogether, 132 rodents of 4 species of meriones persicus , cricetulus migratorius, mus muscri~ius and allactaga dater were collected with live traps from different parts of meshkin - shahr district from summer 1373 to autumn 1374. the purpose of this survey was to identify the parasitic fauna of rodents. before dissection, the mammals were measured for biometric purposes. babesia microti , see...

Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most important health problems in many areas of Iran. There are two forms of the disease in Iran, anthroponotic and zoonotic CL. This study conducted to assess the epidemiological situation of CL in an endemic area of Qom Province, central Iran from Apr to Nov 2015. Methods The sticky paper traps and aspirating tubes were used for collecti...

iranian jerboa classified as data deficient species according to the iucn red list. little information has been published about ecological and biological characteristics of allactaga firouzi and other members of genus allactaga. in the present study, we aimed to identify some ecological characteristics, such as: hibernation, feeding habits, breeding, coexistence with other rodents and threateni...