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Naked mole-rat

A

Heterocephalus glaber

2
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Naked mole-rat family

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Bathyergidae

3
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Which female naked mole rats mate?

A

Only the dominant female mates

4
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Considerations when treating NMRs

A

Take a long time to recover from anesthesia, and reintroduction to colony may provoke a xenophobic response

5
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NMR research use

A

Eusocial behavior

6
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Dormice

A

Graphiurus sp

7
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Which dormouse sp is used most often for monkeypox research?

A

Graphiurus kelleni

8
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Family of Dormice

A

Gliridae

9
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Kangaroo rat

A

Dipodomys merriami

Dipodomys spectabilis

10
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Research use of kangaroo rats

A

Renal physiology and water conservation

11
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Family of cotton rat

A

Cricetidae

12
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2 research uses of cotton rats

A
Paramyxovirus infections (measles, parainfluenza, RSV)
Adnoviral infections and vector usage
13
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Pocket gopher

A

Geomys

14
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What does the “pocket” in “pocket gopher refer to?

A

External, fur-lined cheek pouches

15
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Estrus cycle length of pocket gophers

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7-9 days

16
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Research uses of pocket gophers

A

hearing and sound localization research

17
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White-tailed rat, white-tailed mouse, South African hamster

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Mystromys albicaudatus

18
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Hallmark of female mystromys

A

Rudimentary prostate

19
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Research uses of mystromys

A
DM
Poliomyelitis
Dental caries
Mycobacterium
Histoplasma
Radiation
20
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Fat-tailed jird

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Pachyuromys duprasi

21
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Fat-tailed jird family, subfamily

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Family: Muridae, Subfamily: Gerbilinae

22
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Jird mite

A

Pyroglyphis morganii

23
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Jird research use

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Cutaneous leishmania
Thermoregulation
Circadian rhythm
Auditory

24
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Fat sand rat

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Psammomys obesus

25
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Which endocrine dz often occurs in Psammomys naturally?

A

DM

26
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Common parasites in Psammomys

A

Hyalomma excavatum, Hymenolepis diminuta, Rodentolepis nana

27
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Misc diseases of Psammomys

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High incidence of degenerative bone dz

28
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6 research uses of Psammomys

A
DM
Atherosclerosis
Orthopedics
Obesity
Renal physiology
Water and electrolyte metabolism
29
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Multimammate rat

A

Mastomys natalensis

30
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Family of Mastomys

A

Muridae

31
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How many mammary glands in Mastomys?

A

10-12 pairs

32
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Research uses of Mastomys

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Infectious disease (Yersinia, leptospirosis, lassa virus)
Gastric neoplasia (gastric carcinoid)
33
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Egyptian spiny mouse

A

Acomys cahirinus

34
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Egyptian spiny mouse family

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Muridae

35
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Research uses of Acomys

A
  1. DM
  2. Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
  3. Renal physiology
  4. Obesity
36
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Voles

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Microtus

37
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Research uses of voles

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  1. Homones and behavior
  2. Nutrition
  3. Environmental quality
  4. Repro behavior
  5. Vomeronasal organ physiology
  6. Seizures
38
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Collared lemming

A

Dicrostonyx goenlandicus

39
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Family and subfamily of collared lemming

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Family Cricetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae

40
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6 diseases of collared lemmings

A
  1. Chronic interstitial nephritis
  2. Mammary adenocarcinoma
  3. Interstitial pneumonia
  4. Otitis
  5. Sendai virus
  6. Zoonoses
41
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Research uses of lemmings

A

Animal model of XY females
Atherosclerosis
Brucellosis
Population dynamics/photoperiod

42
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Wood rat/pack rat

A

Neotoma

43
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Family of Neotoma

A

Cricetidae

44
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Research uses of Neotoma

A

Behavioral and neuro studies
Zoonoses
Antihemorrhagic factor in serum for rattlesnake venom

45
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Grasshopper mouse

A

Onychomys

46
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Research uses of grasshopper mice

A

Behavior studies on predatory behavior, sex differences, activity
Transmission of B. bergdorferi
Photoperiod
Repro

47
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Rice rat

A

Oryzomys

48
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Which louse has been seen in rice rats?

A

Polyplax spinulosa

49
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Research uses of rice rats

A

Periodontal dz
Photoperiod, repro development
Metal-pollutant uptake

50
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Cane mouse

A

Zygodontomys brevicauda

51
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Resarch use of cane mice

A

Circannual repro cycle
Arbovirus studies
Evolutionary quantitative genetics

52
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Eusocial

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Organized colony system, live for the good of the colony

53
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Vesper mouse

A

Calomys

54
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Gambian pouched rat

A

Cricetomys gambianus