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Rodent

Known as: Rodentias, Rodents, Rodentia 
The taxonomic order of mammals that includes mice, rats, guinea pigs, squirrels, beavers, and many others.

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Mammals

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The Fecal Viral Flora of Wild Rodents
The frequent interactions of rodents with humans make them a common source of zoonotic infections. To obtain an initial unbiased… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Anopheles gambiae Immune Responses to Human and Rodent Plasmodium Parasite Species
Transmission of malaria is dependent on the successful completion of the Plasmodium lifecycle in the Anopheles vector. Major… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cellular scaling rules for rodent brains.
How do cell number and size determine brain size? Here, we show that, in the order Rodentia, increased size of the cerebral… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Climate, Deer, Rodents, and Acorns as Determinants of Variation in Lyme-Disease Risk
Risk of human exposure to vector-borne zoonotic pathogens is a function of the abundance and infection prevalence of vectors. We… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A new phylogenetic marker, apolipoprotein B, provides compelling evidence for eutherian relationships.
Higher-level relationships within, and the root of Placentalia, remain contentious issues. Resolution of the placental tree is… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Molecular phylogeny and divergence time estimates for major rodent groups: evidence from multiple genes.
The order Rodentia contains half of all extant mammal species, and from an evolutionary standpoint, there are persistent… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Phylogeography and molecular systematics of the Peromyscus aztecus species group (Rodentia: Muridae) inferred using parsimony and likelihood.
Mice of the Peromyscus aztecus species group occur at mid to high elevations in several mountain ranges in the highlands of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: an update on estrogenic environmental pollutants.
Estrogens are defined by their ability to induce the proliferation of cells of the female genital tract. The wide chemical… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Diet-induced type II diabetes in C57BL/6J mice.
We investigated the effects of diet-induced obesity on glucose metabolism in two strains of mice, C57BL/6J and A/J. Twenty… (More)
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Basal metabolic rates in mammals: taxonomic differences in the allometry of BMR and body mass.
No single equation adequately describes the allometric relation between body mass and BMR for mammals. Least squares regression… (More)
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