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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Elephantulus myurus"”.
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Tick-borne haemoparasite occurrence and Anaplasma bovis strain diversity in eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus)
… and zoonotic importance. Eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus) are small insectivores endemic to Africa that are known to have higher tick burdens than other small mammal species. Studies have shown that E. myurus from South Africa harbour an Anaplasma bovis-like strain, a rickettsial …
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Annual cycle and morphology of lice parasitizing two sympatric African small mammals (Micaelamys namaquensis and Elephantulus myurus)
… namaquensis) and the Eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) from South Africa. Hosts were captured seasonally at two localities for a period of one year. All ectoparasites were collected (lice, ticks, mites and fleas) and host body weight and sex were recorded. Lice were identified and …
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The reproductive biology of two small southern African mammals, the spiny mouse, Acomys spinosissimus (Rodentia: Muridae) and the Eastern rock elephant-shrew, Elephantulus myurus (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae)
… and the Eastern rock elephant-shrew (Elephantulus myurus) from South Africa. Furthermore, it compared hypothalamic kisspeptin expression in males and females of both species between the breeding and non-breeding seasons to ascertain if kisspeptin had any potential role in seasonal …
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An assessment of coping strategies in the marketing of produce by street vendors
… species (Rhabdomys pumilio, Aethomys ineptus and Elephantulus myurus). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to test if there any significant difference of four small mammal (A. ineptus, M namaquensis, R. pumilio and E. myurus) body mass with changes in altitude. Altitude significalty …