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Describing whisker morphology of the Carnivora
Journal of Morphology, 2023 AbstractOne of the largest ecological transitions in carnivoran evolution was the shift from terrestrial to aquatic lifestyles, which has driven morphological diversity in skulls and other skeletal structures. In this paper, we investigate the association between those lifestyles and whisker morphology.
Dougill, Gary +7 more
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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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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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The ecology of zoonotic parasites in the Carnivora [PDF]
Trends in Parasitology, 2021 The order Carnivora includes over 300 species that vary many orders of magnitude in size and inhabit all major biomes, from tropical rainforests to polar seas. The high diversity of carnivore parasites represents a source of potential emerging diseases of humans.
Barbara A. Han +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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Estudios Geologicos, 2011 Una nueva especie de úrsido primitivo, Agriarctos beatrix procedente de la localidad de Nombrevilla 2 (Zaragoza, cuenca de Calatayud-Daroca) es descrita en este trabajo.
J. Abella, P. Montoya, J. Morales
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Fauna y bioestratigrafía del yacimiento Aragoniense de Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela (Segovia)
Estudios Geologicos, 1998 Se estudian los macro y micromamíferos fósiles de Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela (Segovia). Los taxones identificados permiten situar esta localidad en el Aragoniense medio, unidad MN5 de Mein (1977, 1979, 1990).
A. V. Mazo +4 more
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Animals, 2022 Cytochrome P450s are among the most important xenobiotic metabolism enzymes that catalyze the metabolism of a wide range of chemicals. Through duplication and loss events, CYPs have created their original feature of detoxification in each mammal.
Mitsuki Kondo +4 more
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