AFLP to Assess Genetic Variation in Laboratory Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Exploring binaural hearing in gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) using virtual headphones

The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) has become a key species in investigations of the neural processing of sound localization cues in mammals. While its sound localization has been tested extensively under free-field stimulation, many neurophysiological studies use headphones to present signals with binaural localization cues. The gerbil's behavioral sensitivity to binaural cues, howev...

Effects of crowding and intermittent isolation on gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).

HULL, E. M., E. CHAPIN AND C. KASTANIOTIS. Effects of crowding and intermittent isolation on gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). PHYSIOL. BEHAV. 13(6) 723-727, 1974. Gerbils were reared from weaning to adulthood in mixedsex paired, crowded or isolate-crowded conditions, the latter consisting of placing crowded animals into individual boxes for 2 hr per day. Paired males exhibited more ventral mark...

Variations in serum gonadotropin and prolactin levels during consecutive reproductive states in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).

Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and prolactin (PRL) levels were examined during consecutive reproductive states in Mongolian gerbils. The results indicate that FSH, LH, and PRL levels peak at proestrus, estrus, and diestrus, respectively. During early gestation in primiparous gerbils, gonadotropin levels were the lowest on day 6. This was followed by an incre...

Across-Channel Processing in Auditory Perception: A Study in Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) and Cochlear-Implant Subjects

Effects of artemisinin and Artemisia extracts on Haemonchus contortus in gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).

Haemonchus contortus is a blood-sucking abomasal parasite of small ruminants that is responsible for major losses to producers worldwide. Resistance of this nematode to commercial anthelmintics has produced a demand for alternative control methods. Plants in the genus Artemisia have traditionally been used as anthelmintics and whole plants and plant extracts have demonstrated activity against g...