Sentence examples for using the ground squirrel from inspiring English sources

Gene-specific primers were designed and purchased using the ground squirrel transcript sequences in Ensembl and the PrimerQuest design tool (IDT, Coralville, IA; www.idtdna.com).

Remaining unaligned reads were next aligned to the ground squirrel nuclear genome (Ensembl fasta v.71) using Bowtie with the same parameters.

The resulting reads were filtered for the presence of the NlaIII "CATG" site, trimmed of adapter sequences, and first aligned to the ground squirrel mitochondrial genome (Hampton et al., 2011) using Bowtie, allowing for two mismatches.

We have used immunostaining techniques to reveal a new type of amacrine cell that is immunoreactive for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), the acetylcholine synthesizing enzyme, in the Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) retina.

Michael, C.R. Integration of retinal and cortical information in the superior colliculus of the ground squirrel.

Michael, C.R. Visual receptive fields of single neurons in superior colliculus of the ground squirrel.

In this case, the ground squirrels in one area tend to be closely related.

In this study, we used the 13-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) as a well-studied model with a known genome and known roles for miRNA during hibernation [13].

We identified the molecular signatures of torpor and arousal episodes during hibernation using a custom-designed microarray for the Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) and compared them with molecular signatures of selected mouse phenotypes.

In the Cape ground squirrel, the male's testes can be 20 percent of its head-body length.

Using adult, wild-caught ground squirrels and an infrared camera, the team filmed a series of 10-minute encounters that pitted the rodents against rattlesnakes and infrared-insensitive gopher snakes.