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Murinae

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Murinae [myu̇′rī‚nē]
(vertebrate zoology)
A subfamily of the Muridae which contains such forms as the striped mouse, house mouse, harvest mouse, and field mouse.


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of Adelaide) and Ford, a highly experienced trapper and scholar of Australian wildlife examine the animals of the sub-family murinae, describing about 25 percent of all species of Australian mammals.
In March 2005, during 1,100 trap nights, 133 rodents belonging to the subfamilies Sigmodontinae (family Cricetidae) and Murinae (family Muridae) were collected (trap success rate 12.
Introduction Murid rodents (family Muridae) in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae (New World mice and rats), Murinae (Old World rats and mice), and Arvicolinae (voles) are the principal hosts of the hantaviruses known to cause human disease (Schmaljohn and Hjelle, 1997).
 
 
 
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