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Spatio-temporal Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Arctic Rabies Viruses and Their Reservoir Hosts in Greenland [PDF]
, 2016 There has been limited knowledge on spatio-temporal epidemiology of zoonotic arctic fox rabies among countries bordering the Arctic, in particular Greenland.
Beer, Martin +13 more
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Wildlife Letters, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 67-72, June 2024.A novel examination of the evolutionary convergence of body shape in the raccoon (Procyon lotor) and raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is provided. Their ecological convergence as invasive species in Europe is reviewed. Problems that have arisen from these introductions are described, and prospects for their management are considered.
Samuel I. Zeveloff
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Limitations of Phylogenies in Comparative Biology [PDF]
, 2012 The last 30 years have seen a revolution in comparative biology. Prior to that time, systematics was not at the forefront of the biological sciences, and few scientists considered phylogenetic relationships when investigating evolutionary questions.
Losos, Jonathan
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Journal of Anatomy, Volume 244, Issue 3, Page 402-410, March 2024.We report avian cervical vertebrae from the late Eocene Phosphorites du Quercy in France that are densely covered with tubercles. Micro‐computed tomography shows these fossils to have a remarkably thick cortex and dense interior. We hypothesize that this unique vertebral morphology served to strengthen the cervical column in the upper part of the neck ...
Gerald Mayr +5 more
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Additional file 1: of Can-SINE dynamics in the giant panda and three other Caniformia genomes
, 2018 Table S1. TEs with divergence rate <=10% in the four carnivore genomes. Figure S1. Divergence rate distribution of four major types of TEs in panda (a), polar bear (b), dog (c), and ferret (d) genomes. Table S2. SINE subfamilies with average divergence rate â ¤10% in the panda genome. Table S3.
Changjun Peng +7 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2024.We examined the host‐associated microbiome of Channel Island foxes and island spotted skunks in the context of fine‐scale niche differentiation, as it is rare for two endemic, insular mesocarnivores to coexist. We found intraspecific variation between island populations, with greater differentiation observed between more specialist island spotted skunk
Samantha Pasciullo Boychuck +9 more
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Evaluating hybrid speciation and swamping in wild carnivores with a decision‐tree approach
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2024.Abstract Hybridization is an important evolutionary force with a principal role in the origin of new species, known as hybrid speciation. However, ongoing hybridization can create hybrid swamping, in which parental genomes are completely lost. This can become a biodiversity threat if it involves species that have adapted to certain environmental ...
Laura Tensen, Klaus Fischer
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Cranial osteology of Cynodictis (Amphicyonidae), the oldest European carnivoran
Swiss Journal of PalaeontologyThe amphicyonids, colloquially called ‘beardogs’, are one of the oldest known groups of caniformians, taking part in the initial radiation of this carnivoran clade.
Kévin Le Verger +5 more
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A phylogenetic approach to the study of sexual size dimorphism in Felidae and an assessment of Rensch´s rule [PDF]
, 2014 El dimorfismo sexual de tamaño (SSD) es un fenómeno poco comprendido respecto a sus causas ontogenéticas y evolutivas, y generalizaciones como la regla de Rensch, que interpreta la relación del SSD con el tamaño corporal, no han sido satisfactoriamente ...
Bidau, Claudio Juan +2 more
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