Captivity Shapes the Gut Microbiota of Andean Bears: Insights into Health Surveillance [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 The Andean bear is an endemic species of the tropical Andes who has an almost exclusively plant-based diet. Since herbivorous mammals do not carry enzymes for fiber degradation, the establishment of symbiosis with cellulolytic microorganisms in their ...
Andrea Borbón-García +7 more
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Photos provide information on age, but not kinship, of Andean bear [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Using photos of captive Andean bears of known age and pedigree, and photos of wild Andean bear cubs
Russell C. Van Horn +5 more
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Evidence of population genetic structure in Ecuadorian Andean bears [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWildlife conservation in Andean countries is a global priority because of the high levels of biodiversity and endemism. Historically, these countries have had limited resources to monitor wildlife (e.g., through genetic tools) and establish conservation ...
Dario F. Cueva +6 more
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Epigenetic Clock in Bears: A Simple Cost‐Effective Blood DNA Methylation‐Based Age Estimation Method Applicable to Multiple Bear Species [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAge is an essential factor to understand the life history and demographic parameters of wildlife. Previously, we established an age estimation method for brown bears based on blood DNA methylation level.
Michito Shimozuru +17 more
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Effects of the Ecuadorian Andes on genetic structure of the spectacled bear with new genetic datasets [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Andes arguably contains the most important biodiversity hot spot (Tropical Andes) in the world and is home to the only extant bear (spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus), in South America.
Manuel Ruiz-García +3 more
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How oral traditions develop: a cautionary tale on cultural evolution from the Quechuan-speaking Andes [PDF]
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsWhile large-scale comparative and historical analysis of folktales has largely disappeared from anthropological inquiry after the wane of diffusionism in the early 20th century, such approaches are experiencing a revival in the framework of cultural ...
Matthias Urban
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Through the eyes of the Andean bear: Camera collar insights into the life of a threatened South American Ursid [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDue to Andean bears' propensity for inhabiting challenging environments and terrain, their wild ecology remains poorly understood, especially when compared to other members of the Ursidae family.
Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya +4 more
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People and NatureThe expansion and intensification of human activities have increased interactions between people and wildlife. Interactions involving bears and other large carnivores are complex and can lead to conflicts. Promoting positive coexistence requires managing
Roxana Rojas‐VeraPinto +2 more
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Analysis of global ovarian cancer disease burden and its changing trend from 1990 to 2021 [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground Research on the burden of disease for ovarian cancer (OC) remains notably limited at present. The objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, spanning the period from 1990 to 2021,
Bengui Jiang
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A Genetic Tool to Identify Predators Responsible for Livestock Attacks in South America and Recommendations for Human–Wildlife Conflict Mitigation [PDF]
AnimalsLivestock predation induces global human–wildlife conflict, triggering the retaliatory killing of large carnivores. Although domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) contribute to livestock depredation, blame primarily falls on wild predators.
Eduardo A. Díaz +6 more
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