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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… 
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Rats, Cotton

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RodentSigmodon

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
INFECTION BY TRYPANOSOMES IN MARSUPIALS AND RODENTS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN DWELLINGS IN ECUADOR
Small mammals trapped in domestic and peridomestic environments of rural Ecuador were screened for trypanosome infection by… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Developmental regulation of skull morphology II: ontogenetic dynamics of covariance
SUMMARY Canalization may play a critical role in molding patterns of integration when variability is regulated by the balance… 
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… 
1998
1998
HIV type-1 infection of the cotton rat (Sigmodon fulviventer and S. hispidus).
Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus and S. fulviventer) are susceptible to many viruses that infect humans (e.g., poliovirus… 
1995
1995
Natural occurrence and characterization of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) from Georgia and Florida.
This is the first report of natural infection by Borrelia burgdorferi in the cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus. Nine B. burgdorferi… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Measles Virus Replication in Lungs of Hispid Cotton Rats after Intranasal Inoculation
Abstract Hispid cotton rats were inoculated intranasally with either measles virus (MV) Edmonston, a multipassaged, tissue… 
1987
1987
Susceptibility of the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) to the Lyme disease spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi).
The susceptibility of the hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, to the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, was… 
1985
1985
MICROGEOGRAPHIC LINEAGE ANALYSIS BY MITOCHONDRIAL GENOTYPE: VARIATION IN THE COTTON RAT (SIGMODON HISPIDUS)
We evaluate the use of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic markers to describe population structure and matrilineal kinship on a… 
1980
1980
Light microscopic observations on the behavior of silver-stained trivalents in pachytene cells of Sigmodon fulviventer (Rodentia, Muridae) heterozygous for centric fusion.
Silver-stained pachytene cells of male cotton rats, Sigmodon fulviventer, heterozygous for a naturally occurring Robertsonian… 
1973
1973
Bioenergetic strategies of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus.
Bioenergetic strategies of hispid cotton rats on a relict grassland in west-central Kansas were assessed for the period December… 
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