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Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns

Authors: Camilo Hurtado-Parrado, Ángelo Cardona-Zea, Mónica Arias-Higuera, Julián Cifuentes, Alejandra Muñoz, Javier L. Rico, Cesar Acevedo-Triana

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption

2019

Foraging Behavior of the Midday Gerbil (Meriones meridianus): Combined Effects of Distance and Microhabitat

Authors: L. Shuai, Y. L. Song

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: central place foraging, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, giving-up density, microhabitat, travel distance

2011

Effects of isolation-rearing on the development of social behaviors in male Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Authors: M. Shimozuru, T. Kikusui, Y. Takeuchi, Y. Mori

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, isolation-rearing, mongolian gerbil, scent marking, social interaction test, social isolation, testosterone

2008

Social suppression of female reproductive maturation and infanticidal behavior in cooperatively breeding Mongolian gerbils

Authors: Wendy Saltzman, Shahen Ahmed, Atefeh Fahimi, Daniel J. Wittwer, Frederick H. Wegner

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: alloparental behavior, cooperative breeding, cortisol, gerbil, infanticide, progesterone, prolactin, reproductive suppression

2006

Causation of the ontogenetic development of stereotypic digging in gerbils

Authors: Christoph Wiedenmayer

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: gerbils, stereotypy

1997

Gerbils Prefer Partially Darkened Cages

Authors: F.A.R. Van Den Broek, H. Klompmaker, R. Bakker, A.C. Beynen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cages, gerbils, partially darkened, preference test

1995

The role of the physical rearing environment in the domestication of the mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

Authors: Mertice M. Clark, Bennett G. Galef

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavior, domestication, gerbil

1977

Meriones crassus

Authors: Barry R. Koffler

Publication/Journal: Mammalian Species

Keywords: gentle jird, gerbil

1972

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