Identification and characterisation of Gamma-herpesviruses in zoo artiodactyla. [PDF]
Abstract Background Viruses within the γ-herpesviruses subfamily include the causative agents of Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) in several species of the order Artiodactyla. MCF is a usually fatal lymphoproliferative disease affecting non-adapted host species.
Bianchessi L+6 more
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The antiquity of the Rhine River : stratigraphic coverage of the Dinotheriensande (Eppelsheim Formation) of the Mainz Basin (Germany) [PDF]
Background: Mammalian fossils from the Eppelsheim Formation (Dinotheriensande) have been a benchmark for Neogene vertebrate palaeontology since 200 years.
Aiglstorfer, Manuela+3 more
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Capra ibex (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) [PDF]
Abstract Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758, is a bovid commonly called the Alpine ibex that is sexually dimorphic. Body mass and scimitar-shaped horns are more than twice as large in males as in females. There are 8 extant species in the genus Capra. C. ibex is endemic to the Alpine Range of central Europe, was eliminated throughout its range except the ...
Parrini, Francesca+2 more
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Published as part of Mora, José Manuel & Ruedas, Luis A., 2023, Updated list of the mammals of Costa Rica, with notes on recent taxonomic changes, pp. 451-501 in Zootaxa 5357 (4) on pages 455-456, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record ...
Mora, José Manuel, Ruedas, Luis A.
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Atlantic mammal traits: a dataset of morphological traits of mammals in the atlantic forest of south America [PDF]
Measures of traits are the basis of functional biological diversity. Numerous works consider mean species-level measures of traits while ignoring individual variance within species.
Agostini, Ilaria+32 more
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Tetracerus quadricornis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) [PDF]
Abstract Tetracerus quadricornis (de Blainville, 1816) is 1 of the smallest Asian bovids and commonly is called the four-horned antelope or chousingha. It is endemic to Peninsular India and small parts of lowland Nepal. T. quadricornis is a sexually dimorphic boselaphid of small stature; only males have horns, with 2 of the 3 recognized subspecies ...
Leslie, David M., Sharma, Koustubh
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Comparison of Lagostomus maximus amelogenin gene (AMELX) with other mammals [PDF]
The aim of this study was to compare the Lagostomus maximus AMEL sequence to assess their similarity with the AMEL genes from other mammals. Previously we reported a sequence of the AMEL gene of Lagostomus maximus which corresponds to the intron 3 of the
Espinosa, Maria Beatriz
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On the origin of the order Artiodactyla. [PDF]
The first known members of the order Artiodactyla appeared suddenly throughout the Holarctic region at the beginning of the Eocene. They are characterized by distinctive cursorial skeletal specializations. Owing to their abrupt appearance and the lack of transitional forms, the origin of the order is problematic.
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Axis axis(Artiodactyla: Cervidae)
AbstractAxis axis (Erxleben, 1777) is an Old World deer commonly known as chital, Indian spotted deer, or axis deer. It is one of five species in the genus Axis and is native to the Indian subcontinent, occurring in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Free-ranging and confined populations of A.
Randel, Charles J, Tomeček, John M
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New insights on Anthracotherium monsvialense De Zigno, 1888 (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) from the lower Oligocene of Monteviale (Vicenza, northeastern Italy) [PDF]
In Italy, anthracotheres are represented by a few fossils, most of them described during the XIX century and without a standardized scientific method. Anthracotherium monsvialense De Zigno, 1888 was originally erected from a fossil discovered in the site
Ghezzo, Elena, Giusberti, Luca
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