Mesocricetus is a genus of Old World hamsters, including the Syrian or golden hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet, and still the most popular species of hamster for that purpose.
Recent research has shown that, unlike almost all other land mammals studied, all species of this genus lack the capacity for color vision.[2]
^Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Williams, Gary A. (2008). "Absence of functional short-wavelength sensitive cone pigments in hamsters (Mesocricetus)". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 194: 429–439. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0316-4.
separated into the genus Mesocricetus, leading to the currently accepted scientific name for the golden hamster of Mesocricetus auratus. A solitary species...
color vision. Mesocricetus auratus: Golden hamster or Syrian hamster Mesocricetus brandti: Turkish hamster or Brandt's hamster Mesocricetus newtoni: Romanian...
The best-known species of hamster is the golden or Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), which is the type most commonly kept as a pet. Other hamster...
The Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti), also referred to as Brandt's hamster, Azerbaijani hamster, or avurtlak, is a species of hamster native to Turkey...
black. The tail is short and furred. It is much larger than the Syrian (Mesocricetus auratus) or dwarf hamsters (Phodopus sp.), which are commonly kept as...
established the genus Mesocricetus and redefined the Syrian hamster as Mesocricetus auratus. Publication in 1940 confirmed that Mesocricetus was a well-characterized...
The Ciscaucasian hamster (Mesocricetus raddei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is also known as the Georgian hamster and is found only...
Syrian hamster behavior refers to the ethology of the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Syrian hamsters have a sleep cycle that lasts about 10 to 12...
The Romanian hamster or Dobrudja hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bulgaria and Romania. The...
(2006-11-01). "The influence of bedding depth on behaviour in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 100 (3): 280–294. doi:10...
well-supported lineages in Cricetinae, the other two being the genus Mesocricetus and the Cricetus-related group (Cricetus, Tscherskia, Allocricetulus...
in a 1949 newspaper advertisement. Choice tests with Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) have shown that they prefer larger wheels; the animals chose...
Hamster polyomavirus (abbreviated HaPyV or HaPV, officially known as Mesocricetus auratus polyomavirus 1) is an unenveloped double-stranded DNA virus of...
incidence of heritable dilated cardiomyopathy in captive golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), due in no small part to their being highly inbred. The incidence...
is a hair follicle mite found in the epidermis of the Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. Nutting, William B.; Rauch, Harold (1958). "Demodex criceti...
Other fish Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) the 1930s Syria, Turkey pets, research 1d Rodentia Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti) the 20th century...
Mesocricetibacter intestinalis has been isolated from the caecitis of the hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). "Mesocricetibacter". LPSN. "Mesocricetibacter". www.uniprot...
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