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Phylogeographic and Demographic Analysis of the Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Based on Mitochondrial DNA. [PDF]

, 2015
The Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus is widely distributed in Asia and is adapted to broad-leaved deciduous forests, playing an important ecological role in the natural environment. Several subspecies of U. thibetanus have been recognized, one of which,
FUKUMOTO Yukio, HASEGAWA Masami, KOHNO Naoki, MANO Shuhei, TANABE Hideyuki, WU Jiaqi, YONEZAWA Takahiro   +6 more
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High genetic diversity and distinct ancient lineage of Asiatic black bears revealed by non-invasive surveys in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) have a widespread distribution in mountain landscapes, and are considered vulnerable globally, but are low-priority species for conservation in Nepal.
Rabin Kadariya, Michito Shimozuru, Jesús E Maldonado, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Mariko Sashika, Toshio Tsubota   +5 more
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Habitat selection of a large carnivore along human-wildlife boundaries in a highly modified landscape. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
When large carnivores occupy peripheral human lands conflict with humans becomes inevitable, and the reduction of human-carnivore interactions must be the first consideration for those concerned with conflict mitigation.
Chihiro Takahata, Scott Eric Nielsen, Akiko Takii, Shigeyuki Izumiyama   +3 more
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Assembling mitogenome of Himalayan Black Bear (U. t. laniger) from low depth reads and its application in drawing phylogenetic inferences

Scientific Reports, 2021
The complete mitogenome of Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) from Indian Himalayan region was assembled following the modified approach of mitochondrial baiting and mapping using the next-generation sequencing reads. The complete mitogenome
Amrita Bit, Mukesh Thakur, Sujeet Kumar Singh, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Vinay Kumar Singh, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Basudev Tripathy, Kailash Chandra   +7 more
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Realistic caution and ambivalent optimism: US intelligence assessments and war preparations against Japan, 1918-1941 [PDF]

, 2010
Throughout the years prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the United States defence establishment held an ambiguous view on Japanese policy and strategic aims. A number of factors precluded a clear-cut forecast, among the most important of which was
Ford, D
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An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Throughout the range of bears in Asia, a combination of threats - loss of suitable habitat, increasing human conflict, illegal wildlife trade - are pushing bear populations towards extinction.
Lalita Gomez, Belinda Wright, Chris R. Shepherd, Tito Joseph   +3 more
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The Self-Definition of Hellenic Identity through the Culture of Mousikē [PDF]

, 2019
Altgriechische Quellen sind voll von Verweisen auf die Musik von Völkern, die nicht griechisch sind und deshalb stereotyp als ,Barbaren‘ bezeichnet werden.
Rocconi, Eleonora
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Spatial-temporal patterns of human-wildlife conflicts under coupled impact of natural and anthropogenic factors in Mt. Gaoligong, western Yunnan, China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are major conservation concerns that threaten both wildlife and rural livelihoods, and can vary spatially and temporally in diverse environments.
Yunrui Ji, Xuelei Wei, Fang Liu, Diqiang Li, Jiahua Li   +4 more
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Use and Trade of Bear Body Parts: Impact and Conservation in Arunachal Pradesh State of India

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2023
The trade of bear and its body parts for use in traditional medicines, in cuisine, and as pets is widespread in Arunachal Pradesh State of India. The bile from bear gallbladder is an especially coveted medicine in the State where it is used to treat a ...
Janmejay Sethy, N. P. S. Chauhan
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Goldsmith's cosmopolitanism [PDF]

, 2006
[First Paragraph] Although imaginary travelers and voyages date back at least as far as the work of Lucian, the figure of the fictional oriental traveler seems to belong primarily to the eighteenth century.
Watt, J
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