Dipodomys

Rodent species differ in their ability to smell buried seeds those from arid climates perform better than species from mesic climates. Specifically, Panamint kangaroo rats, Dipodomys panamintinus, from arid and semiarid areas of the Great Basin Desert in North America were the only species that found deep caches... 

Ord s kangaroo rat Dipodomys ordii Green plants Injected 6-MBOA 6-MBOA on rolled barley in field Reproduces after rainfall Increased uterus mass More pregnant females Rowsemitt and O Connor, 1989... 

McClenaghan, L. R. (1987). Lack of effect of 6-MBOA on reproduction in Dipodomys merri-ami. Journal ofMammalogy 68,150-152. 

Randall, J. A. (1986). Preference for estrous female urine by male kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis). Journal of Mammalogy 67,736-739. 

Rowsemitt, C. N. and O Connor, A. J. (1989). Reproductive function in Dipodomys ordii stimulated by 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone. Journal of Mammalogy 70, 805-809. 

Sounds produced by humans can also interfere with the ability of animals to communicate. Such interference can inhibit an animaPs ability to protect itself, to find food, and to live a normal life. For example, ships emit low-frequency sounds that interfere with whale communications. Other human noises can frighten whales away from their normal migration routes. In the desert, kangaroo rats Dipodomys spp.) exposed to the roar of a dune buggy lose their ability to hear snakes approaching. Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonicd) have to call much louder than usual when they live in a noisy environment. Sooty terns (Sterna fuse at a) have been observed to abandon their nests when jets create sonic booms. Intense bursts of noise have also caused condors (Gymnogyps californianus) to abandon their nests. 

Mazrimas J.A. and Hatch F. T. (1972). A possible relationship between satellite DNA and the evolution of kangaroo rat species (genus Dipodomys). Nature New Biol. 240 102-105. 

Paglia D. 1968. Hematopathologic surveys of kangaroo rats (Dipodomys microps) populating plutonium contaminated regions of the Nevada test site. Health Phys 15 493-498. 

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