M. Suckow, K. Stevens, and R. Wilson, editors, 2012. The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents, 1st edition. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
Chapter 46 Deer Mice, White-Footed Mice, and their Relatives, pp. 1075-1088
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the genus and species of the deer mouse?
a. Peromyscus maniculatus
b. Peromyscus leucopus
c. Peromyscus californicus
d. Peromyscus eremicus
2. What is the genus and species of the white-footed mouse?
a. Peromyscus maniculatus
b. Peromyscus leucopus
c. Peromyscus californicus
d. Peromyscus eremicus
3. Peromyscus californicus has received attention by research biologists for all the reasons below except what?
a. monogamous mating
b. polygamous mating
c. paternal participation in nurturing young
4. True or False: Peromyscus maniculatus can be found in Southeastern United States.
5. True or False: Peromyscus maniculatus has a bicolored tail that is dark above and white below.
6. True or False: Peromyscus is used for Hantavirus research.
7. The Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center (PGSC), the primary source of Peromyscus available to the biomedical research community is located where?
a. University of Michigan
b. University of Pennsylvania
c. University of Southern California
d. University of South Carolina
8. True or False: Peromyscus are generally long-lived compared to traditional laboratory rodents.
9. What is Peromyscus diploid chromosome #?
a. 22
b. 30
c. 48
d. 50
10. True or False: Peromyscus are herbivores.
11. In regards to activity and behavior, Peromyscus leucopus are all except:
a. Nocturnal
b. Adept swimmer
c. Semi-arboreal
d. Arboreal nesters
12. True or False: Peromyscus are seasonal breeders even in the laboratory setting.
13. True or False: Peromyscus are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act.
14. True or False: Peromyscus maniculatus are the natural hosts for Schistosomatium douthitti .
15. True or False: Peromyscus leucopus is not a primary natural reservoir for the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
16. These potentially zoonotic organisms may be present in wild-caught Peromyscus but generally do not cause disease include all the following except:
a. Francisella tularensis
b. Yersinia pestis
c. Anaplasma phagocyophilum
d. Burkholderia pseudomallei
17. True or False: Peromyscus are the natural hosts for 2 Hantaviruses found in North America?
18. True or False: While Peromyscus seroconvert to mouse hepatitis virus when experimentally inoculated, they do not develop clinical disease and the virus isn’t transmitted to susceptible laboratory mice.
ANSWERS:
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. D
8. True
9. C
10. False
11. D
12. False
13. True
14. True
15. False
16. D
17. True
18. True