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Preputial Glands in Artiodactyla [PDF]

Journal of Mammalogy, 1996
We examined histologically the prepuces from 10 species of Artiodactyla for the presence of preputial glands. The species investigated included the fallow deer ( Dama dama ), sika deer ( Cervus nippon ), axis deer ( Axis axis ), hog deer ( A. porcinus ), muntjac ( Muntiacus muntjak ), Chinese water deer ( Hydropotes inermis ), roe deer ( Capreolus ...
S. Odend'hal, K. V. Miller, S. Demarais
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Cenozoic Tectonics Ignite Mitochondrial Codon Innovations Propelling Canid Body Size Evolution and Transcontinental Radiations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We decode mitochondrial genomes across all extant canids, revealing lineage‐specific codon optimization driven by altitude, predation, and body size. A tripartite framework integrates geological events, metabolic constraints, and adaptive radiation to explain carnivore evolution.
Xiaoyang Wu, Xibao Wang, Yongquan Shang, Yao Chen, Haotian Cai, Tian Xia, Qinguo Wei, Weilai Sha, Honghai Zhang   +8 more
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Extrahepatic biliary tract pathologies in mammalian species of zoo animals and wildlife: a review

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2020
Mammalian species express a broad variety in the shape of their extrahepatic biliary tract. While a gall bladder is present in many species, others are lacking this organ.
Christian Schiffmann, Gabriele Unterhitzenberger, Sylvia Ortmann   +2 more
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Bos grunniens and Bos mutus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

, 2009
Leslie, David M., Schaller, George B. (2009): Bos grunniens and Bos mutus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). Mammalian Species 836 (3): 1-17, DOI: 10.1644/836.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/836.
Schaller, George B., Leslie, David M., George B. Schaller, David M. Leslie   +3 more
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Host Phylogeny and Feeding Habit Jointly Govern Mammalian Gut Microbiota Composition

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Herbivores showed higher alpha diversity than carnivores/omnivores, while omnivores had the highest beta diversity. Host phylogeny influenced gut microbiota more strongly in herbivores/omnivores, with phylogenetic distance correlating to microbiota dissimilarity.
Chaoyuan Cheng, Hongjuan Zhai, Jiajia Feng, Zhibin Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why ruminating ungulates chew sloppily: Biomechanics discern a phylogenetic pattern.

PLoS ONE, 2019
There is considerable debate regarding whether mandibular morphology in ungulates primarily reflects phylogenetic affinities or adaptation to specific diet.
Zupeng Zhou, Daniela E Winkler, Josep Fortuny, Thomas M Kaiser, Jordi Marcé-Nogué   +4 more
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Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 6, Page 2597-2612, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca, Elisa Falasco, Francesca Bona   +2 more
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Multi‐Isotopic Reconstruction of Prehistoric Diet and Trophic Organization in Cis‐Baikal Using Zinc and Amino Acid Nitrogen Isotopes

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 3, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Reconstructing dietary practices in prehistoric hunter‐gatherer populations requires disentangling complex ecological, cultural, and chronological variables. In the Cis‐Baikal region of Siberia, subsistence systems relied on combinations of freshwater and terrestrial resources, including fish, Baikal seals, and terrestrial game ...
Gwen Le Bras, Erin Jessup, Christelle Lagane, David Point, Rick J. Schulting, Victoria van der Haas, Ian Scharlotta, Stéphanie Mandrou, Olga I. Goriunova, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Andrzej W. Weber, Klervia Jaouen   +11 more
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Molecular phylogeny of Rodentia Lagomorpha Primates Artiodactyla and Carnivora and molecular clocks

, 1990
International audiencePhylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences from primates, rodents, lagomorphs, artiodactyls, carnivores, and birds strongly suggests that the order Rodentia is an outgroup to the other four mammalian orders and that Artiodactyla and ...
Li, W.-H., O'Huigin, C., Gouy, Manolo, Sharp, P.M., Yang, Y.W.   +4 more
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Flash Behaviour Does Not Help Rabbits Evade Human Predators

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 11, November 2026.
European rabbits display their white‐tail when running, but are otherwise cryptic when resting or foraging‐ but the function of this conspicuous colouration is unclear. This white‐tail could act as ‘flash behaviour’‐ an obvious marker shown to predators but then suddenly hidden causing the predator to lose track of the prey. We tested this using edited
Elisabeth G. Chapman, Zenia S. W. Wong, Samuel Ellis   +2 more
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