| morphological, chromosomal, and molecular evolution are uncoupled in pocket mice. | c-, and g-banded chromosomes are presented for perognathus amplus and perognathus longimembris from arizona, usa and chaetodipus nelsoni from coahuila, mexico. the two species of perognathus reveal similar c-band patterns, and extensive autosomal and x chromosome g-band identity with only pericentric inversions distinguishing pairs 4 and 6 and a difference in the morphology of pair 20. three pairs of autosomal secondary constrictions were found in p. amplus and only one in p. longimembris. only ... | 2003 | 15004479 |
| molecular detection of leptospira interrogans and borrelia burgdorferi in wild rodents from mexico. | leptospirosis and lyme borreliosis are zoonotic emerging diseases of global importance and wide distribution. the aim of this study was to detect by molecular testing to leptospira interrogans and borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in wild rodents from nuevo leon, quintana roo, and campeche, mexico. this study is the first in report to chaetodipus nelsoni, dipodomys merriami, and peromyscus eremicus infected with l. interrogans in mexico. besides, chaetodipus hispidus, heteromys gaumeri, heteromys ... | 2020 | 32639187 |