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Sigmodon hispidus

Known as: Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispiedis 
From the Sigmodon genus of rodents, Sigmodon hispidus was the first animal model to be used in polio research. It has a stout body, small ears and a… Expand
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Rats, Cotton

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RodentSigmodon

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Is a Permissive Small Animal Model of Human Metapneumovirus Infection, Pathogenesis, and Protective Immunity
ABSTRACT Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described paramyxovirus that is an important cause of acute respiratory tract… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Effects of landscape spatial structure on movement patterns of the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
A large-scale experimental landscape study was conducted to examine the use of corridors and the forest matrix habitat by the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Developmental regulation of skull morphology. I. Ontogenetic dynamics of variance.
In the absence of processes regulating morphogenesis and growth, phenotypic variance of a population experiencing no selective… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Do precocial mammals develop at a faster rate? A comparison of rates of skull development in Sigmodon fulviventer and Mus musculus domesticus.
Variation in neonatal maturity among mammals is often explained by variation in gestation length, but species may also differ in… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Pathogenesis of a North American hantavirus, Black Creek Canal virus, in experimentally infected Sigmodon hispidus.
This report describes the first detailed analysis of the replication, persistence, and excretion of a North American hantavirus… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Limits to milk flow and energy allocation during lactation of the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus).
Energy allocation for maternal maintenance and milk production was examined in lactating hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Isolation, characterization and geographic distribution of Caño Delgadito virus, a newly discovered South American hantavirus (family Bunyaviridae).
Rodents collected from the Venezuelan llanos (plains) during field studies of viral hemorrhagic fever were tested for evidence of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Isolation of black creek canal virus, a new hantavirus from Sigmodon hispidus in Florida.
Numerous rodents were trapped for serologic and virologic studies following the identification of a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Pathogenesis of adenovirus type 5 pneumonia in cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus).
Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) were inoculated intranasally with 10(2.0) to 10(10.0) PFU of human adenovirus type 5. The virus… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
ONTOGENY OF INTEGRATED SKULL GROWTH IN THE COTTON RAT SIGMODON FULVIVENTER.
Because development is epigenetic, diverse aspects of morphology are integrated during ontogeny. Using the method of thin-plate… Expand
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