FGF gene family characterization provides insights into its adaptive evolution in Carnivora
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) encoded by the FGF gene family can regulate development and physiology in animals. However, their evolutionary characteristics in Carnivora are largely unknown. In this study, we identified 660 sequences of three types of
Qinguo Wei +8 more
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NEW VIVERRINAE (CARNIVORA: MAMMALIA) FROM THE BASAL MIDDLE MIOCENE OF ARRISDRIFT, NAMIBIA [PDF]
, 2001 A new genus and species of viverrid of modern type, Orangic!is gariepensis, is described from the basal Middle Miocene locality of Arrisdrift in southern Namibia. It is the earliest known representative of the subfamily Viverrinae from Africa.
Jorge Morales +3 more
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Hepatozoon infections in domestic and wild Carnivora: etiology, prevalence, clinical disease, diagnosis and treatment, and redescription of Hepatozoon silvestris, H. martis, and H. ursi [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsHepatozoon spp. are common pathogens in dogs and other Carnivora in many parts of the world, especially in the tropics. There is considerable taxonomic debate concerning the Hepatozoon species infecting Carnivora.
Jitender P. Dubey +4 more
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High-throughput DNA metabarcoding for determining the gut microbiome of captive critically endangered Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) during fasting [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 The Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is a critically endangered species native to the Malaysian Peninsula. To imitate wild conditions where tigers do not hunt every day, numerous wildlife sanctuaries do not feed their tigers daily.
Mohamad Khairulmunir +4 more
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The Fox from Bajiazui (Qingyang, Central China) and an Update on Early Pleistocene Foxes from China
Quaternary, 2023 (1) Background: despite the fact that nowadays the genus Vulpes Frisch, 1775, is the most diverse among extant Canidae, its fossil record is utterly scarce, especially in the Asian Pliocene.
Saverio Bartolini-Lucenti +5 more
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Morphometrical analysis of the egyptian mongoose (herpestes ichneumon) hind limb bones (pelvis, femur, and crus) using th ree-dimensional reconstructed images [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022 Th e Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature"s Red List of Th reatened Species, and very little information is available on its morphometric characteristics.
Sema ÖZKADİF, Ayşe HALIGÜR
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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2020 The article presents the results of ecological niche and habitat suitability modelling of Ursus arctos, performed in the Central Forest State Nature Reserve and its buffer zone (Tver region, Russia), using the GNESFA factor analysis method.
Sergey S. Ogurtsov
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Studies of Rancho La Brea predators have yielded disparate dietary interpretations when analyzing bone collagen vs. enamel carbonate—requiring a better understanding of the relationship between stable carbon isotopes in these tissues.
Larisa R. G. DeSantis +20 more
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Helminth Fauna in Carnivoran Mammals from Uzbekistan
Zoodiversity, 2023 Helminths, or parasitic worms, are a group of organisms that can infect various animal species, including humans. In Uzbekistan, previous studies on the helminth fauna of mammals have mainly focused on domestic animals and some wildlife species, with ...
A. Safarov +5 more
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Foreword to the second special issue on small wild cats
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020 We are delighted to present the second special issue on small wild cats that covers seven species with important updates on their distribution, tenacity and adaptability.
Angie Appel, Shomita Mukherjee
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