| [helminths of birds and mammals from israel. vi. the taxonomy and ecology of trichostrongylid nematodes (author's transl)]. | thirteen species of trichostronglyloid nematodes have so far been recorded from wild birds and mammals in israel and surrounding territories. three species were found in birds: amidostomum fulicae (rudolphi, 1819) in fulica atra l., 1758, a. acutum (lundahl, 1848) in anas crecca l., 1758 and amidostomum sp. in ceryle rudis l., 1758. ten species, 3 of which are new, were found in small mammals: trichostrongylus colubriformis (giles, 1892) in hystrix indica kerr, 1792; tenorastrongylus josephi n. ... | 1975 | 776059 |
| daily rhythms of metabolic rate and body temperature of two murids from extremely different habitats. | daily circadian rhythms of body temperature (tb) and oxygen consumption (vo2) were measured in two murid species, which occupy extremely different habitats in israel. the golden spiny mouse (acomys russatus) is a diurnal murid distributed in arid and hot parts of the great syrio-african rift valley, while the broad-toothed field mouse (apodemus mystacinus) is a nocturnal species that inhabits the mediterranean woodlands. in both species, the daily rhythms of tb and vo2 are entrained by the photo ... | 1992 | 1394605 |
| comparative thermoregulatory adaptations of field mice of the genus apodemus to habitat challenges. | thermoregulatory abilities, which may play a role in physiological adaptations, were compared between two field mouse species (apodemus mystacinus and a. hermonensis) from mount hermon. while a. hermonensis is common at altitudes above 2100 m, a. mystacinus is common at 1650 m. the following variables were compared in mice acclimated to an ambient temperature of 24 degrees c with a photoperiod of 12l:12d, body temperature during exposure to 4 degrees c for 6 h, o2 consumption and body temperatur ... | 1993 | 8151019 |
| a new coccidian from acomys cahirinus desmarest, 1819, from evolution canyon, lower nahal oren, mount carmel, israel. | in 1994, fresh fecal samples were collected and examined for coccidian parasites from 43 spiny mice (acomys cahirinus) and from 60 wood mice (apodemus mystacinus). the 2 genera of rodents inhabit an area in lower nahal oren. mount carmel, israel, known as evolution canyon, which consists of opposite-facing slopes that are geologically identical, but micro-climatically very different. acomys cahirinus is found primarily on the warmer and drier south-facing slope (sfs), whereas a. mystacinus prima ... | 1997 | 9105310 |
| phylogeny of the genus apodemus with a special emphasis on the subgenus sylvaemus using the nuclear irbp gene and two mitochondrial markers: cytochrome b and 12s rrna. | phylogenetic relationships among 17 extant species of murinae, with special reference to the genus apodemus, were investigated using sequence data from the nuclear protein-coding gene irbp (15 species) and the two mitochondrial genes cytochrome b and 12s rrna (17 species). the analysis of the three genes does not resolve the relationships between mus, apodemus, and rattus but separates micromys from these three genera. the analysis of the two mitochondrial regions supported an association betwee ... | 2002 | 12069545 |
| two new species of eimeria schneider 1875 (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) from the broad-toothed field mouse, apodemus mystacinus danford and alston 1877 (rodentia: muridae) from jordan. | coprological examination of 40 apodemus mystacinus danford and alston 1877 from jordan revealed oocysts of three species of genus eimeria. two species are described as new. eimeria zuhairamri sp. n. has broadly ellipsoidal oocysts 29.6 (27.0-34.0) x 23.3 (22.0-25.0) mum with distinctly granulated wall and oocyst residuum. endogenous development occurs in jejunum and ileum. eimeria alorani sp. n. has oocysts 26.9 (23.0-29.0) x 19.3 (18.0-22.0) mum with smooth wall and absent residuum. endogenous ... | 2005 | 15952044 |
| geographic variation in body size: the effects of ambient temperature and precipitation. | latitudinal trends in body size have been explained as a response to temperature- or water-related factors, which are predictors of primary production. we used the first principal component calculated from three body parameters (weight, body length and the greatest length of the skull) of a sample of mammals from israel and sinai to determine those species that vary in size geographically, and whether such variation is related to annual rainfall, average minimum january temperature and average m ... | 2006 | 16525785 |
| osmoregulatory traits of broad-toothed field mouse (apodemus mystacinus) populations from different habitats. | one mechanism for physiological adjustment of small mammals to different habitats and different seasons is by seasonal acclimatization of their osmoregulatory system. we examined the abilities of broad-toothed field mice (apodemus mystacinus) from different ecosystems ('sub-alpine' and 'mediterranean') to cope with salinity stress under short day (sd) and long day (ld) photoperiod regimes. we compared urine volume, osmolarity, urea and electrolyte (sodium, potassium and chloride) concentrations. ... | 2009 | 19747559 |
| environmental challenges and physiological solutions: comparative energetic daily rhythms of field mice populations from different ecosystems. | daily and seasonal variations in physiological characteristics of mammals can be considered adaptations to temporal habitat variables. across different ecosystems, physiological adjustments are expected to be sensitive to different environmental signals such as changes in photoperiod, temperature or water and food availability; the relative importance of a particular signal being dependent on the ecosystem in question. energy intake, oxygen consumption (vo(2)) and body temperature (t(b)) daily r ... | 2012 | 23251469 |
| soriculopus lukoschusi sp. n. (acari, glycyphagidae) a hypopus from apodemus mystacinus (rodentia, muridae) from greece. | a new species of metalabidophorinae hypopus, soriculopus lukoschusi (glycyphagidae, metalabidophorinae) is described from apodemus mystacinus from greece. | 1988 | 3417206 |
| systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in jordan. | distributional and ecological data were given to all rodents of jordan. the rodent fauna of jordan consists of 28 species with 20 genera in eight families (cricetidae, dipodidae, gliridae, hystricidae, muridae, myocastoridae, sciuridae,and spalacidae), including four introduced species.keys for families and species were provided, along with diagnosis for each species and cranial illustrations for most species. habitat preference and zoogeographic affinities of rodents in jordan wereanalyzed, as ... | 2018 | 29690341 |