Burrow pattern in rodents / Chanchal Kumar Manna, D. Chattopadhyay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manna, Chanchal Kumar, author.

Chattopadhyay, D., author.

Series:

Animal science, issues and research.

Animal science, issues and research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodents--Habitations.

Rodents.

Rodents--Behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

"Burrow Pattern in Rodents is a well-thought-out and organized collection of research. This particular field of study needs patience and acute interest. Scholars in this field throughout the globe have tried to focus on the morphology, ecology, physiology, behaviour and biodiversity of rodents. Studying the rodents of India or outside India is very difficult and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Rodents are defined as gnawing mammals of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrel, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives, distinguished by strong, constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth. Rodents are the largest group of mammals, constituting almost half the class Mammalia's approximately 4,660 species. They are indigenous to every land area except Antarctica, New Zealand, and a few Arctic and other oceanic islands, although some species have been introduced to those places through their association with humans. The impact of these species upon human populations ranges from inconvenient to deadly. Burrowing (fossorial) mammals (especially rodents) construct or visit existing burrow systems regularly or temporarily for shelter but search for their food mainly above ground. The shelter function of the underground ecotope has two components: protection from predators and protection from environmental fluctuation or extremes predominating above the ground. Protection is particularly important in periods of enhanced vulnerability: during resting and sleeping, hibernation, aestivation, or breeding. Burrow inhabitants are deprived of most sensory cues available above ground, and face low food supply, high energetic costs of digging and some stressful micro-environmental conditions as high humidity, low gas ventilation, hypoxic and hypercapnic conditions. A number of books on the topic of rodents have been published, such as The Mouse in Science, Biomethodology of the Rat, Biomethodology of the Guineapig, Hamsters in Research Institutions, and Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. However, these books are mainly focused on laboratory animals. This work, on the other hand, focuses on rodents in natural conditions, which is a fascinating aspect of rodent biology. Agriculture, being biological in nature, is vulnerable to several external factors. Agricultural fields serve as a highly productive rodent habitat and crops such as sugarcane, rice, wheat, groundnut and fodder serve as an ideal habitat for rodent pests. Similarly, threshing yards located near crop fields also act as an excellent source of food and shelter for rodents. Burrow systems vary greatly among rodent species and even within a species, depending on soil type, compaction, and depth; water table levels; aspect and slope; vegetation type and density; latitude, etc. In the Indian scenario, there is considerable variation in various types of burrow patterns due to the different types of soil, food structure and climatic situations. The authors have also tried to accumulate information on burrow systems in other developing and developed countries. So, this work will help the reader to understand species-specific burrow structures and their physiological conditions. The discussion on this particular topic will help the reader understand the life of various types of rodents not only in India but in other developing and developed countries also"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Benefits of the Mouse

What Are Model Organisms?

Chapter 1

Morphology of Rats

Abstract

Definition of Burrow

What Are Rats and Rodents?

Classification/Taxonomy

Rat Taxonomy

Burrow Pattern of Some Common Important Field Rats

Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota bengalensis

Larger Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota indica

Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica

Common Indian Field Mouse, Mus booduga

Brown Spiny Mouse, Mus platythrix

Rattus sp.

Physiology

Osmolarity

Neurobiological Basis of Burrowing Behavior

Rat Morphology

General Features

Skeletal Structures

Skull

Premaxillary and Maxillary

Nasal

Frontal

Zygomatic Arch

Parietal and Interparietal

Occipital

Palatine

Sphenoid

Mandible

Vertebral Column, Ribs and Sternum

Cervical Vertebrae

Thoracic Vertebrae

Lumbar Vertebrae

Caudal Vertebrae

Ribs

Appendicular Skeleton

Pelvic Girdle

Pectoral Girdle

Clavicles

Spine

Musculoskeletal Functions

Muscular System

Muscle Function

Infra Spinatus

Supra Spinatus

General Viscera

Coelom

Diaphragm

Pleural Cavities

Mediastinum

Pericardial Cavity

Lungs

Oesophagus

Liver

Stomach

Small Intestine

Pancreas

Caecum

Large Intestine

Spleen

Kidneys

Adrenal Glands

Urinary Bladder

Ovaries

Global Distribution of Rats

Known Introduced Range

Distribution Table

India (Bengaluru)

History of Introduction and Spread

Description of Some Common Rodents in India

The Greater Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota indica

Distribution

Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota bengalensis (Gray)

Size

Scientific Classification

Savile's Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota savilei, Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas, 1916.

Scientific Classification

Short-Tailed Bandicoot Rat, Nesokia indica (Gray and Hardwicke, 1830)

The Ricefield Rat (Rattus argentiventer)

Behavior

Habitat

Distribution and Status

House Mouse, Mus musculus

Biology

Range

The Little Indian Field Mouse, Mus booduga

Distribution and Habitat

Characteristics

Brown Spiny Mouse, Mus platythrix Bennett, 1832

Niche

Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Morphology

Habitat and Ecology

Pest

Habits

The Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807)

Trophic Strategy

Economic Importance for Humans

Positive

Negative

Rat Habits and Behavior

Figures of Other Common Rodent Species

Rats

Mice

Gerbil

Types of Rats (All over the Globe)

House Rats

Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Roof Rat (Rattus rattus)

Other Rats

Rice Rats (Oryzomys sp.)

Coues's Rat (Oryzomys couesi)

Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)

Cotton Rats (Sigmodon sp.)

Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus)

Yellow-Nosed Cotton Rat (Sigmodon arizonae)

Tawny-Bellied Cotton Rat (Sigmodon fulviventer)

Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys sp.)

Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii)

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus)

Chisel -Toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps)

Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)

Distribution.

Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis)

California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus)

Heermann's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni)

Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator)

Stephens's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)

Narrow-Faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus)

Big-Eared Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus (Subspecies) elephantinus)

Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis)

Dulzura Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys simulans)

San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)

Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti)

Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens)

Woodrats

Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)

Eastern White-Throated Woodrat (Neotoma leucodon)

Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister)

Desert Woodrat (Neotoma lepida)

Southern Plains Woodrat (Neotoma micropus)

Arizona Woodrat (Neotoma devia)

Stephens's Woodrat (Neotoma stephensi)

Bushy-Tailed Wood Rat (Neotoma cinerea)

Mexican Woodrat (Neotoma mexicana)

Dusky-Footed Woodrat (Neotoma fucipes)

Western White-Throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula)

Big-Eared Woodrat (Neotoma macrotis)

Distribution of Subterranean Mammals across the Planet

Evolutionary History

Explanation

Analysis of Phylogenetic Clusters

Chapter 2

Burrow and Burrow Patterns in Rats

Activity Patterns

Burrow Openings

Chambers and Orientation

Influence of Soil

Texture on Burrow Parameters.

Temperature on Burrow Parameters

Moisture on Burrow Parameters

Burrow Study

Burrow Structures in Various Rodent Species

Burrow Characteristics

Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota bengalensis Wardi

Mus booduga and Mus terricolor (India)

Indian gerbil, Tatera indica (India)

Burrow Structures

Lesser Bandicoot Rat (Bandicota bengalensis) (India and Bangladesh) (Various Studies)

Some Indian Rodents. Place: Bengaluru

Bandicota bengalensis (Burrow)

Tatera indica (burrow)

Mus booduga

Rattus sikkimensis (West Bengal, India)

Geographical Location

Indian Bush Rat, Golunda ellioti (India)

Meriones hurrianae and Tatera indica (India)

Short-Tailed Bandicoot Rat (Nesokia indica) (India)

Rice-Field Rat, (Rattus argentiventer), (Indonesia)

Blanford's Jerboa, Jaculus blanfordi (Iran)

Burrow System

Lesser Bandicoot Rat (Bandicota bengalensis) in Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent

Iranian Jerboa (Allactaga firozui) (Iran)

Characteristics of the Blind Mole Rat, S. galili (Israel)

South East Asia

Nests of Maxomys sp. in Borneo

Maxomys rajah/surifer

Leopoldamys sabanus

Middle East

Burrow Sites of Yellow-Necked Field Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis argyropuli) in Iraqi (Kurdistan)

Burrowing Animals in the Earthen Dams (Turkey)

European

Burrows of European Badgers (Meles meles) (Taccari and Meij, 2016)

The Common Vole (M. arvalis, Rodentia) in Switzerland

Africa

Rodent Burrows in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Distribution of Rodent Burrows as Influenced by Slope Position

Burrow Geometry of the Common Mole-Rat (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus) in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Comments

African Mole Rat (Fukomys mechowii)

East African Root Rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) from Tanzania.

Burrows of African Rodent Moles Heterocephalus glaber (South Africa)

Argentina

Burrow System of Ctenomys talarum

Australia

Structure of a Burrow of the Northern Hopping-Mouse, Notomys aquilo, and Its Surface Signs on Groote Eylandt

The Form and Dimensions of the Burrow System

USA

Burrow System of Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae (Romañach et al., 2005)

Burrow Structure of Thomomys bottae

Mountain Beaver Burrow (Aplodontia rufa)

Description of Mountain Beaver Burrows

Burrow Structures of Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys spp.)

Comment

Peromyscus Mice Burrowing

Digging Behavior

Kangaroo Rat Burrows

Chapter 3

Damage Pattern by the Rodents

Damages and Economic Losses

Sugarcane

Oil Seeds

Maize, Pearl Millet and Sorghum

Vegetables

Poultry Farms

Egypt

California

Rodent Pest and Their Distribution

Extent of Damages

Damages in the Fields, Godowns, and Vegetable Garden

Pattern of Damage by Rodent (Rodentia: Muridae) Pests in Wheat

Pakistan

India

Conclusion

Chapter 4

Rodent-Borne Diseases

Diseases Transmitted by Rodents

Directly

Indirectly

Diseases from Rodents and Pocket Pets

Important Diseases Spread from Wild Rodents

Hantavirus

Leptospirosis

Plague

Tularemia

Pocket Pets (e.g., Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, and Rabbits)

Rat Bite Fever

Salmonellosis - Rodents and Pocket Pets

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV)

Monkeypox

Rodents as Transmitters of Pathogens to Humans

Parasite and Disease-Related Invasion Processes in Invasive Rattus spp.

Influence of Climate Change on Rodent Borne Diseases

Rodent Infestation Prevention Tips

Starve Them

Remove Their Shelter

Trap Them

Poison Them.

Cleaning up after a Rodent Infestation / Protection from Rodent-Borne Diseases.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Manna, Chanchal Kumar Burrow Pattern in Rodents

ISBN:

9781685073473