"Sciuridae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.
| Descriptor ID |
D012589
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Susliks- Susliks
- Suslik
- Citellus
- Spermophilus
Prairie Dogs- Prairie Dogs
- Dog, Prairie
- Dogs, Prairie
- Prairie Dog
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sciuridae" by people in Profiles.
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Investigation of the utility of feces and hair as non-invasive measures of glucocorticoids in wild black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2019 05 01; 275:15-24.
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Do Bony Orbit Dimensions Predict Diel Activity Pattern in Sciurid Rodents? Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2018 10; 301(10):1774-1787.
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The ontogeny of kin-recognition mechanisms in Belding's ground squirrels. Physiol Behav. 2017 05 01; 173:279-284.
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Development, maternal effects, and behavioral plasticity. Integr Comp Biol. 2014 Nov; 54(5):841-9.
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Chronically raised glucocorticoids reduce innate immune function in Belding's ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi) after an immune challenge. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2013 Nov 01; 193:149-57.
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How habitat features shape ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) navigation. J Comp Psychol. 2010 May; 124(2):176-86.
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Alarm calls elicit predator-specific physiological responses. Biol Lett. 2010 Oct 23; 6(5):623-5.
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Inverted-U shape relationship between cortisol and learning in ground squirrels. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2008 May; 89(4):582-90.
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Efficacy of the antipoxvirus compound ST-246 for treatment of severe orthopoxvirus infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Apr; 76(4):768-73.
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Comparative pathology of North American and central African strains of monkeypox virus in a ground squirrel model of the disease. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jan; 76(1):155-64.