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References

• "Hamsters" (On-line). BBC. Accessed March 16, 2006 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/pets/hamsters.shtml.
• "Hamsters: About Hamsters: Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): Behaviour" (On-line). Pet Web Site. Accessed March 16, 2006 at http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/syrian_hamsters_behavior.htm.
• Alderton, D. 1996. Rodents of the World. New York, NY: Facts On File, Inc..
• Clemens, L., J. Witcher. 1985. Sexual Differentiation and Development. Pp. 155-171 in H Siegel, ed. The Hamster: Reproduction and Behavior. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
• Heth, G., J. Todrank, R. Johnston. 1998. Kin recognition in golden hamsters: evidence for phenotype matching. Animal Behaviour, 56: 409-417.
• Johnston, R. 1985. Communication. Pp. 121-148 in H Siegel, ed. The Hamster: Reproduction and Behavior. New York, NY and London, U.K.: Plenum Press.
• Lisk, R. 1985. The Estrous Cycle. Pp. 23-45 in H Siegel, ed. The Hamster: Reproduction and Behavior. New York, NY and London, U.K.: Plenum Press.
• Richard Weigl (2005) Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World. Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe 48: Stuttgart.
• Ronald Nowak (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore.
• Siegel, H. 1985. Characteristics of Mesocricetus auratus. Pp. 435-436 in H Siegel, ed. The Hamster: Reproduction and Behavior. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207
• Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole. 2000. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204