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Shrews

Known as: Shrew, Soricidae 
Small mammals in the family Soricidae, order Soricomorpha (formerly Insectivora). They resemble moles and are characterized by a mobile snout, sharp… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Human hepatitis B virus and hepatocellular carcinoma I. Experimental infection of tree shrews with hepatitis B virus
Tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri chinenesis) can be experimentally infected with human hepatitis B virus (HBV) by inoculation with… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Heterothermy in elephant shrews, Elephantulus spp. (Macroscelidea): daily torpor or hibernation?
Abstract The physiological parameters of heterothermy (e.g. minimum body temperature and oxygen consumption, percentage metabolic… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Current Status of Helicobacter Contamination of Laboratory Mice, Rats, Gerbils, and House Musk Shrews in Japan
The current status of Helicobacter contamination of laboratory mice, rats, gerbils, and house musk shrews from 47, 10, 4, and 3… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Isolation and molecular characterization of a novel cytopathogenic paramyxovirus from tree shrews.
A cytopathic infectious agent was isolated from the kidneys of an apparently healthy tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) that had been… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Biogeography of Sulawesian shrews: testing for their origin with a parametric bootstrap on molecular data.
In order to identify the zoogeographic origin of shrews (genus Crocidura) living on the oceanic island of Sulawesi, 15 taxa from… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Factors responsible for a karyotypic polymorphism in the common shrew, Sorex araneus
  • J. Searle
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
  • 1986
  • Corpus ID: 20611142
A Robertsonian karyotypic polymorphism in the common shrew in the Oxford area, first described in the 1950s, was re-examined. The… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A light microscopic and electron microscopic study of the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of the tree shrew (Tupaia glis)
Histochemical, Golgi, and electron microscopic methods were used to study the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Behavioral and morphological evidence for binocular competition in the postnatal development of the dog's visual system
Two normally‐reared dogs and five dogs reared with monocular eyelid closure were studied. The two normal dogs and three of the… 
1971
1971
Energy flow through populations of small mammals in the Alaskan taiga forest
Las tajgowy odznacza sie bardzo niską produkcją roślinną i stosunkowo wysokim zageszczeniem ssakow, szczegolnie drobnych gryzoni… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Visual acuity and ERG-CFF in relation to the morphologic organization of the retina among diurnal and nocturnal primates.
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