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: Cheesman's gerbil.
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Typical small to medium-sized sand gerbil, Fur is very soft, color sandy buff dorsally, without black speckling on rump, ventral site white with a distinct line of demarcation. White patches above eye and behind ear present (
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). Soles of hindfoot hairy. Tail very long, more than head body length. Terminal pencil scanty. Hair bases above base of tail white. Skull with large tympanic bullae extending beyond the supraoccipital. Dentition similar to
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FF6DF98CFED7ECB6" bold="true" box="[199,314,1659,1684]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Localities</emphasis>
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:
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FEE2F98CFDF5ECB6" bold="true" box="[328,536,1659,1684]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Previous records.</emphasis>
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Al Ghamr, Al Jafr, El Quweira, Al Wisad, Al Qaţţāfī, Ad Dumaythat south of ar Ruwayshid (
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&
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); Ad Dīsah, Ra’s an Naqb, Al Mudawwarah, Wādī Ramm (Abu Baker & Amr, 2004), (
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FF6DF910FEC1ED22" bold="true" box="[199,300,1767,1792]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Habitat:</emphasis>
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The distribution of this gerbil is confined to soft wind-blown sand dunes areas. Cheesman’s gerbil was found to be the most solitary of the recorded rodents as no other species was collected in the same areas where it lives except for Al Ghamr where one
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FDFFF8C7FD5AED65" box="[597,695,1840,1863]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">G. nanus</emphasis>
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and one
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FCB7F8C7FC7FED6A" box="[797,914,1839,1864]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">M. libycus</emphasis>
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were collected. Cheesman’s gerbil is a strictly nocturnal species, this activity pattern was also observed among captive animals. This gerbil occurs among
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FF3DF880FE97EDAD" box="[151,378,1911,1936]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Haloxylon persicum</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FDADF880FD68EDB2" box="[519,645,1911,1936]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">salicornica</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FD14F880FC76EDB2" box="[702,923,1911,1936]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
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Anabasis
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shrubs. Although specimens were trapped in higher numbers among
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FE0AF86BFDADED96" box="[416,576,1947,1972]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">H. salicornica</emphasis>
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and
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communities, it was found to be the only rodent inhabiting
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB2BA41FF3DF848FE93EDF5" box="[151,382,1983,2008]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Haloxylon persicum</emphasis>
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vegetation. It was caught in high numbers in flat sandy sheets south of Ruwaishid with
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FF3DFF60FE61EA92" box="[151,396,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
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Seidlittzia
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as the dominant vegetation, where as in Al Wisad, the red sand dunes are dominated with
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FA2BFF6EFEF8EAF7" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">H. salicornica</emphasis>
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(
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Burrow system of this species was described by
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. The number of openings ranges between three to five with only two main entrances showing signs of frequent use. Burrow entrances were found clumped near and around margins of shrubs where the soil is moderately hard. All burrow openings including the main entrance were always found plugged with fresh sand. Diameter of the openings ranged from
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, while the tunnel width was about
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. Tunnel length ranged from
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and the maximum depth from the surface was about
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. One to three food chambers containing
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FCEAFE62FC0EEB8F" box="[832,995,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">H. salicornica</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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seeds were found towards the end of tunnels as well as chambers containing faecal material. One to two nest chambers were found in the burrows, nests were located at tunnel ends at the depth of
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. Dry vegetation was found as a nesting material.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="039B6556FFB3BA40FF6DFE08FB21E8A7" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFB3BA40FF6DFE08FB21E8A7" blockId="35.[151,1437,151,645]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FF6DFE08FECCE83A" bold="true" box="[199,289,511,536]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Biology</emphasis>
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: Pregnant females were collected in March, August and September from Al Wisad. Within one burrow system, three and four suckling in two nesting chambers were observed during August. Juveniles were caught in August from Al Wisad and Al Dumaythat. The horned sand viper,
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<taxonomicName id="8C814D5EFFB3BA40FC0EFDBFFB6AE842" box="[932,1159,584,608]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Cerastes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gasperettii">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FC0EFDBFFB6AE842" box="[932,1159,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Cerastes gasperettii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and the desert monitor,
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<taxonomicName id="8C814D5EFFB3BA40FF3DFD9AFEA6E8A6" baseAuthorityName="Daudin" baseAuthorityYear="1803" box="[151,331,621,644]" class="Reptilia" family="Varanidae" genus="Varanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="griseus">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FF3DFD9AFEA6E8A6" box="[151,331,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Varanus griseus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are likely the main predators of Cheesman’s gerbil (
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<caption id="1FFE6655FFB3BA40FF3DF870FCB9EDBF" box="[151,852,1927,1949]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1202851/files/figure.png" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" startId="35.[151,250,1927,1949]" targetBox="[275,1307,732,1872]" targetPageId="35">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFB3BA40FF3DF870FCB9EDBF" blockId="35.[151,852,1927,1949]" box="[151,852,1927,1949]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FF3DF870FEF2EDBE" bold="true" box="[151,287,1927,1949]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">FIGURE 37.</emphasis>
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Distribution of Anderson’s gerbil,
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<taxonomicName id="8C814D5EFFB3BA40FD29F870FCA3EDBF" authorityName="de Winton" authorityYear="1902" box="[643,846,1927,1949]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="andersoni">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB3BA40FD29F870FCA3EDBF" box="[643,846,1927,1949]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Gerbillus andersoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption id="1FFE6655FFB4BA47FF3DFCCBFBC4E970" box="[151,1065,828,850]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFB4BA47FF3DFCCBFBC4E970" blockId="36.[151,1065,828,850]" box="[151,1065,828,850]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FF3DFCCBFEF2E973" bold="true" box="[151,287,828,850]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 38.</emphasis>
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Cheesman's gerbil,
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<taxonomicName id="8C814D5EFFB4BA47FE41FCCBFD51E970" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1919" box="[491,700,828,850]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cheesmani">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FE41FCCBFD51E970" box="[491,700,828,850]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Gerbillus cheesmani</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(photo by Mohammad Abu Baker).
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFB4BA47FF3DF8A6FAB3ED45" blockId="36.[151,1374,1873,1895]" box="[151,1374,1873,1895]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FF3DF8A6FED3ED44" bold="true" box="[151,318,1873,1895]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 39. A.</emphasis>
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||
Dorsal,
|
||
<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FE3EF8A6FE48ED44" bold="true" box="[404,421,1873,1894]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">B</emphasis>
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||
. Ventral,
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||
<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FDA2F8A6FDF7ED45" bold="true" box="[520,538,1873,1895]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">C</emphasis>
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||
. Lateral views of the skull, and
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FCCAF8A6FC95ED44" bold="true" box="[864,888,1873,1894]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">D.</emphasis>
|
||
Upper maxillary teeth for
|
||
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB4BA47FB2DF8A6FAB5ED45" box="[1159,1368,1873,1895]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Gerbillus cheesmani</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
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<caption id="1FFE6655FFB5BA46FF3DFA78FCB3EF87" box="[151,862,1423,1445]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1202855/files/figure.png" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" startId="37.[151,250,1423,1445]" targetBox="[275,1307,228,1368]" targetPageId="37">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFB5BA46FF3DFA78FCB3EF87" blockId="37.[151,862,1423,1445]" box="[151,862,1423,1445]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB5BA46FF3DFA78FEF2EF86" bold="true" box="[151,287,1423,1445]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">FIGURE 40.</emphasis>
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||
Distribution of Cheesman's gerbil,
|
||
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB5BA46FD2DFA78FCB5EF87" box="[647,856,1423,1445]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Gerbillus cheesmani</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="039B6556FFB5BA46FF6DFA26FE5DEC10" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFB5BA46FF6DFA26FE5DEC10" blockId="37.[151,1437,1489,1586]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB5BA46FF6DFA26FED9EFC8" bold="true" box="[199,308,1489,1514]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Remarks</emphasis>
|
||
:
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||
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||
<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB5BA46FEE6FA25FE07EFC8" box="[332,490,1489,1514]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">G. cheesmani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
shows a 2N=38 and FN=72 (female specimen). The karyotype includes 16 metacentric, 16 submetacentric and 4 telocentric autosomes. The X is a medium-sized metacentric chromosome (
|
||
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Abu Baker
|
||
<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFB5BA46FE8BF9ECFEBCEC10" box="[289,337,1561,1586]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al</emphasis>
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||
., 2009
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
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||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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