| accumulation of hg and other heavy metals in the javan mongoose (herpestes javanicus) captured on amamioshima island, japan. | concentrations of 22 elements (mg, v, cr, mn, fe, co, ni, cu, zn, as, se, rb, sr, mo, ag, cd, sb, cs, ba, tl, total hg (t-hg), pb) and organic hg (o-hg) were examined in the liver, kidney and brain of the javan mongoose (herpestes javanicus) and in liver of the amami rabbit (pentalagus furnessi) from amamioshima island in japan. relatively high levels of t-hg levels (from 1.75 to 55.5 microg g-1 wet wt.) were found in the javan mongoose. as for a comparison of hepatic t-hg concentrations between ... | 2006 | 16563464 |
| molecular phylogeny of japanese leporidae, the amami rabbit pentalagus furnessi, the japanese hare lepus brachyurus, and the mountain hare lepus timidus, inferred from mitochondrial dna sequences. | we determined mitochondrial 12s ribosomal rna (rrna) and cytochrome b (cyt b) gene sequences in three leporid species of japan, the amami rabbit pentalagus furnessi from the ryukyu islands, the japanese hare lepus brachyurus from honshu, and a japanese form of the mountain hare lepus timidus ainu from hokkaido. we compared the sequences with those of other taxa of leporids available in databases. phylogenetic trees of the 12s rrna gene sequences indicated that the lineage of p. furnessi diversif ... | 2002 | 12087193 |
| laboratory rearing of the amami rabbits (pentalagus furnessi stone, 1900) in captivity. | five amami rabbits in each sex were firstly introduced into the central institute for experimental animals. the authors intended to breed the amami rabbits in the laboratory. during breeding, the amami rabbits were nervous to external stimuli, easily frightened and always showed escaped behaviour. they were given pelleted foods for rabbits and pikas and also given apples and sweet potatoes as additional foods. the amami rabbits were showed to practice coprophagy in the same way as laboratory rab ... | 1989 | 2714380 |
| [linear measurements of the bones of lepus brachyurus brachyurus temminck, pentalagus furnessi stone and oryctolagus cuniculus linnaeus (jw-nibs). i. on the cranium and ossa trunci (author's transl)]. | the ossa cranii and ossa trunci in lepus brachyurus brachyurus, pentalagus furnessi and oryctolagus cuniculus (strain : jw-nibs) were investigated morphologically and osteometrically. the number of coccygeal vertebrae is 10-12 in lepus, 10-11 in pentalagus and 15-17 in jw-nibs. the number of upper cheek teeth of pentalagus is six on one side. therefore, lyon's view that the number of upper cheek teeth of pentalagus is five may not be applicable to use as one of the discriminative characteristics ... | 1980 | 7193587 |
| [linear measurements of the bones of lepus brachyurus brachyurus temminck, pentalagus furnessi stone and oryctolagus cuniculus linnaeus (jw-nibs). ii. on the ossa membri thoracici et pelvini (author's transl)]. | the bones of the thoracic and pelvic limbs of lepus brachyurus brachyurus, pentalagus furnessi and oryctolagus cuniculus (strain: jw-nibs) were investigated morphologically and osteometrically. the results obtained are summarized as follows. 1. the length of long bones in limbs is the largest in lepus except the distal phalanges, next in jw-nibs and the smallest in pentalagus. 2. the breadth of long bones in limbs except the distal phalanges is generally larger in pentalagus than in lepus and jw ... | 1981 | 7286065 |
| phylogenetic relationships of three species within the family heligmonellidae (nematoda; heligmosomoidea) from japanese rodents and a lagomorph based on the sequences of ribosomal dna internal transcribed spacers, its-1 and its-2. | nematodes of the family heligmonellidae (heligmosomoidea; trichostrongylina) reside in the digestive tracts of rodents and lagomorphs. although this family contains large numbers of genera and species, genetic information on the heligmonellidae is very limited. we collected and isolated adult worms of three species in japan that belong to the family heligmonellidae, namely heligmonoides speciosus (konno, 1963) durette-desset, 1970 (hs) from apodemus argenteus, orientostrongylus ezoensis tada, 19 ... | 2012 | 22458194 |
| primary and immortalized cell lines derived from the amami rabbit (pentalagus furnessi) and evolutionally conserved cell cycle control with cdk4 and cyclin d1. | the amami rabbit (pentagulus furnessi) is a dark brown-furred rabbit classified as an endangered species and only found in the amami islands of japan. they are often called living fossils because they retain primitive characteristics of ancient rabbits that lived approximately 1 million years ago, such as short feet and hind legs and small ears. although the ancient rabbit has disappeared due to the competition with european rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus) in the most of the asian area, amami rab ... | 2020 | 32178875 |
| dermatitis associated with infestation of a trombiculid mite, leptotrombidium miyajimai, in an amami rabbit (pentalagus furnessi). | severe dermatitis caused by trombiculid mite infestation was observed in an amami rabbit (pentalagus furnessi). the mite was identified as leptotrombidium miyajimai. this is the first report of trombiculid mite-associated cutaneous lesions in amami rabbits and also the first direct evidence of l. miyajimai parasitism of this host species. | 2014 | 24484487 |