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A tale of two jirds: The locomotory activity patterns of the King jird (Meriones rex) and Lybian jird (Meriones lybicus) from Saudi Arabia by Alagaili, A.N., Mohammed, O.B., Bennett, N.C., Oosthuizen, M.K.

“…The animal–environment interaction is complex, and the ability to temporally organise locomotor activity provides adaptive and survival advantages. We…”
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Lights Out, Let's Move About: Locomotory Activity Patterns of Wagner's Gerbil from the Desert of Saudi Arabia by Alagaili, A.N, Mohammed, O.B, Bennett, N.C, Oosthuizen, M.K

“…We investigated the circadian activity rhythm in the little-studied Wagner's gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) from the Raydah Protected Area, southwestern Saudi…”
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Hopping from the heat: The locomotory activity patterns of the Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) by Bennett, N.C., Hart, D.W., Munro, S., Amor, N., Mohammed, O.B., Alagaili, A.N.

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The locomotory activity patterns of the arid-dwelling desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from Saudi Arabia by Alagaili, A.N., Bennett, N.C., Amor, N.M., Hart, D.W.

“…The animal-environment interaction is complex, and the ability to temporally organise locomotor activity provides adaptive and survival advantages. The daily…”
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The reproductive biology of the Ethiopian hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from central Saudi Arabia: The role of rainfall and temperature by Alagaili, A.N., Bennett, N.C., Mohammed, O.B., Hart, D.W.

“…We set out to test whether the Ethiopian hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus is a seasonal or aseasonal breeder and assess which environmental cues bring about…”
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Seasonality and climatic control of reproduction in wild-caught female Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) from central Saudi Arabia by Hart, D.W., Alharbi, Y.S., Bennett, N.C., Amor, N.M., Mohammed, O.B., Alagaili, A.N.

“…In arid regions, unpredictable rainfall patterns and extreme temperature variation occurs; this poses severe constraints on reproduction in small mammals. In…”
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Molecular detection and characterization of Theileria sp. from hedgehogs (Paraechinus aethiopicus) in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed, O.B., Amor, N.M.S., Omer, S.A., Alagaili, A.N.

“…In this study, we conducted molecular detection and characterization of piroplasms that infect the Ethiopian or desert hedgehogs (Paraechinus aethiopicus) in…”
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Seasonal reproduction in the Arabian spiny mouse, Acomys dimidiatus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Saudi Arabia: The role of rainfall and temperature by Sarli, J, Lutermann, H, Alagaili, AN, Mohammed, O B, Bennett, N C

“…In deserts where unpredictable rainfall arises and a large variation in temperature occurs, this poses severe energetic and water related constraints on…”
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Body temperature patterns of a small endotherm in an extreme desert environment by Alagaili, A.N., Bennett, N.C., Mohammed, O.B., Zalmout, I.S., Boyles, J.G.

“…Most desert small mammals use mechanisms to avoid overheating or dehydration during summer (e.g. nocturnality or torpor), but some are apparently able to cope…”
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Ectoparasite fauna of rodents collected from two wildlife research centres in Saudi Arabia with discussion on the implications for disease transmission by Harrison, A., Robb, G.N., Alagaili, A.N., Hastriter, M.W., Apanaskevich, D.A., Ueckermann, E.A., Bennett, N.C.

“…•Ectoparasite data was collected from 161 rodents at two locations in Saudi Arabia.•771 ectoparasites were identified in 12 taxa.•Results are discussed in the…”
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Down in the Wadi: The locomotory activity rhythm of the Arabian spiny mouse, Acomys dimidiatus from the Arabian Peninsula by Alagaili, A.N., Mohammed, O.B., Bennett, N.C., Oosthuizen, M.K.

“…The circadian rhythm of locomotory activity in the Arabian spiny mouse, a desert living species, was investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. Ten…”
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Lights out, let's move about: locomotory activity patterns of Wagner's gerbil from the desert of Saudi Arabia by Alagaili, A.N., Mohammed, O.B., Bennett, N.C., Oosthuizen, M.K.

“…We investigated the circadian activity rhythm in the little-studied Wagner's gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) from the Raydah Protected Area, southwestern Saudi…”
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