Morphometry of Asian House Shrew (Suncus murinus) in Jahangirnagar University Campus

Shoma, Shamia Farhana; Feeroz, Mohammed Mostafa; Hasan, Kamrul

doi:10.3329/bjz.v43i2.27401

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“…The eruption and wears of the molar teeth were used to determine the age of the specimens (Voss and Marcus 1992). Moreover, the mammary glands in females and the penis in males served as the indicators of the sexes of B. bengalensis (Shoma et al 2015). The Animal Ethics Review Board (AERB) of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong [Reference number-AERB-FBSCU-20230202-(2)] has provided ethical approval for conducting this study.…”

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Morphological Patterns of the Long Limb Bones in the Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota Bengalensis (Rodentia: Muridae)

Das,

Roy,

Biswas

2023

Bangladesh J. Zool.

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We examined the morphological patterns of long limb bones in the Lesser Bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) using univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses. A total of 18 morphometric measurements were taken using 30 adult specimens (11 males and 19 females) of B. bengalensis. The univariate analysis revealed non-significant right-left difference in the longest limb bones. Therefore, right side limb bones were used for further analyses. For most of the limb bone measurements, the mean values of the males were slightly larger than that of the females. However, the coefficient of variation did not differ significantly between the sexes. Most measurements of the fore limb and hind limb bones were significantly correlated with the length of respective bones. Allometric analysis exhibited isometry for many of the variables of humerus, ulna, femur, and tibia against the length of respective bones. These trends were also implied by the principal component analysis, as high factor loadings were observed for 80% and 75% variables of the forelimb and hindlimb, respectively. The epicondylar regions of the stylopodial bones (humerus and femur) and the width of radius showed non-significant correlation and/or negative allometry. Finally, our results suggest slightly male-biased sexual size dimorphism in the long limb bones and the growth patterns of the bone parts are greatly variable might be linked to the individual bone functions. Bangladesh J. Zool. 51(2): 191-203, 2023

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Morphological Patterns of the Long Limb Bones in the Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota Bengalensis (Rodentia: Muridae)

Das,

Roy,

Biswas

2023

Bangladesh J. Zool.

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“…Sexes were determined by the presence of mammary glands in females and penis in males (Shoma et al, 2015). The age of each specimen was verified based on the eruption and wear of the molar teeth (Carleton and Musser, 1989;Voss and Marcus, 1992).…”

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Sexual dimorphism in external morphology and pelvis of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis (Gray, 1835) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae)

Roy,

Das,

Uddin

et al. 2023

JAD

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We used linear morphometric measurements to assess secondary sexual dimorphism in the external traits and pelvis of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis (Gray). Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant difference between the sexes in both external (Wilks' lambda = 0.542, F = 3.378, P < 0.05) and pelvis measurements (Wilks' lambda = 0.238, F = 10.05, P < 0.05). Males were larger than females in most of the external traits. In contrast, females were larger in most variables of the pelvis. Separation between the sexes was also demonstrated in the discriminant analysis. Although allometric slopes did not differ between the sexes, means adjusted for allometry were sexually dimorphic in five out of seven variables of the pelvis. In conclusion, our results revealed differential patterns of secondary sexual dimorphism for the external morphology and pelvis in B. bengalensis. These patterns are explained with respect to the accessible evolutionary theories on mammalian sexual dimorphism.

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“…The house shrew (S. murinus) has morphological characteristics in the form of a pointed snout and a gray body color, with a size of about 1.5 times larger than that of mice (Liat 2015). According to Shoma et al 2016, shrew body size is controlled by genes and environmental factors (temperature, geography, geoecology, and isolation). The body length of the shrew is about 130-180 mm, with a tail length of 75-120 mm and a head 32-42 mm.…”

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Study on the feeding behaviour of house shrew (Suncus murinus L.) in Bogor to feed and rodenticide

Priyambodo

Septiana²

2022

Agrovigor

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Shrew is an animal belong to small mammals that the existence must be noticed because it has defecation behavior and their droplets often pollutes the house. Shrew can be vectors in the spread of infectious diseases to human. Shrew management has not been conducted well. Information about the most preferred bait and the effective rodenticide as a reference in controlling is not widely known. Chemical control using rodenticides is effective enough and does not take a long time. The objective of this research was to obtain shrew preference to the types of feed that commonly consumed by human and rodenticide to control it. It can be used as bait in trapping and poisoned bait which are effective in shrew management. Baits that used were cooked rice, rice, white bread, Tenebrio larvae, cricket, chicken nugget, fish meatball, and salted fish. Choice tests were used by serving eight feeds in one cage for seven consecutive days in the first test. Then, choose four prefered feeds and tested for seven consecutive days in the second test. Acute poison (zinc phosphide) and chronic poison (coumatetralyl) mixed with the most preferred feed, then served with control feed as comparison for the third test. Result of this research showed that cricket was the most preferred feed therefore it can be used as trap bait or poisoned bait. Moreover, the other most preferred feed is Tenebrio larvae, fish meatball, and cooked rice that can be used as substitution feed if crickets are difficult to find. Zinc phosphide rodenticide is more effective than coumatetralyl to kill shrew with relatively fast on the time of death.

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Morphometry of Asian House Shrew (Suncus murinus) in Jahangirnagar University Campus

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Morphological Patterns of the Long Limb Bones in the Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota Bengalensis (Rodentia: Muridae)

Morphological Patterns of the Long Limb Bones in the Lesser Bandicoot Rat, Bandicota Bengalensis (Rodentia: Muridae)

Sexual dimorphism in external morphology and pelvis of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis (Gray, 1835) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae)

Study on the feeding behaviour of house shrew (Suncus murinus L.) in Bogor to feed and rodenticide

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