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Cricetidae

Known as: Cricetid, Cricetids 
A taxonomic family of rodents that includes hamsters, voles, and lemmings.
National Institutes of Health

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ArvicolinaeGenus Lemmus (organism)GerbilsHamsters
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein favors ACE2 from Bovidae and Cricetidae
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) causes the recent COVID‐19 public health crisis. Bat is the… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
A glimpse on the pattern of rodent diversification: a phylogenetic approach
BackgroundDevelopment of phylogenetic methods that do not rely on fossils for the study of evolutionary processes through time… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The changing fates of the world's mammals
A recent complete assessment of the conservation status of 5487 mammal species demonstrated that at least one-fifth are at risk… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Evidence for African–Iberian exchanges during the Messinian in the Spanish mammalian record
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Phylogeny and divergence-date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes.
The muroid rodents are the largest superfamily of mammals, containing nearly one third of all mammal species. We report on a… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Phylogenetics of Sigmodontinae (Rodentia, Muroidea, Cricetidae), with special reference to the akodont group, and with additional comments on historical biogeography
This is the first cladistic analysis of sigmodontine rodents (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The earliest occupation of North-Africa: the Moroccan perspective
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The Tree of Life: Universal and Cultural Features of Folkbiological Taxonomies and Inductions
Abstract Two parallel studies were performed with members of very different cultures—industrialized American and traditional… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Small mammals as monitors of environmental contaminants.
The merit of using small mammals as monitors of environmental contaminants was assessed using data from the published literature… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Maximal Running Speeds of Bipedal and Quadrupedal Rodents
Maximal running speeds of both bipedal ( Dipodomys, Microdipodops ) and quadrupedal ( Chaetodipus, Perognathus ) heteromyid… 
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