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Development of short‐target primers for species identification in biological studies of Carnivora

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2023
Noninvasive genetic sampling greatly facilitates studies on the genetics, ecology, and conservation of threatened species. Species identification is often a prerequisite for noninvasive sampling‐based biological studies.
Huiwen Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cenozoic Tectonics Ignite Mitochondrial Codon Innovations Propelling Canid Body Size Evolution and Transcontinental Radiations

open access: yesIntegrative 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host Phylogeny and Feeding Habit Jointly Govern Mammalian Gut Microbiota Composition

open access: yesIntegrative 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les Grands Mammifères du Burdigalien (MN3; Miocène) d’Estrepouy (Gers, France): liste faunique actualisée

open access: yesEstudios Geologicos, 2011
[fr] Des grands mammifères sont determines pour le Miocène inférieur (MN3) de Etrepouy, Gers, France. 17 taxons appartenant à trois déterminés ont été identifies: Carnivora; Amphicyon lanthanicus, Cynelos helbingi, Plithocyon bruneti, Hemicyon gargan ...
L. Ginsburg
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of modularity on cranial morphological disparity in Carnivora and Primates (Mammalia). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2010
Although variation provides the raw material for natural selection and evolution, few empirical data exist about the factors controlling morphological variation.
Anjali Goswami, P David Polly
doaj   +1 more source

Extinction Debt Paid Off: The Demise of the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) in NE Iberia

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We studied a vanishing polecat population for a decade, until its ultimate demise, using camera trap and roadkill data, landscape descriptors and dietary and toxicological analyses.Polecat favoured farmland and avoided forests and water bodies occupied by the invasive American mink.
Salvador Salvador   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticoagulant Rodenticides Contribute to a Decline in an Urban Carnivore

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have been shown to negatively affect carnivores globally and are closely tied to human activity and development. We examined drivers of annual survival in bobcats persisting on a residentially developed barrier island over 16 years.
Meghan P. Keating   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Earliest Ursine Bear Demonstrates the Origin of Plant-Dominated Omnivory in Carnivora

open access: yesiScience, 2020
Summary: In Carnivora, increases in body size often lead to dietary specialization toward hypercarnivory. Ursine bears (Tremarctos and Ursus), however, are the only omnivorous Carnivora that evolved large body sizes (i.e., >50 kg). Traits contributing to
Qigao Jiangzuo, John J. Flynn
doaj   +1 more source

Species Distribution Models Reveal the Resilience of Protected Areas for Conserving an Endemic Amazonian Canid

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the impacts of climate change on the distribution of the Amazon‐endemic canid Atelocynus microtis, highlighting projected habitat loss under future scenarios (SSP2–4.5 and SSP5–8.5). Despite substantial reductions in suitable habitat, a significant proportion remains within Protected Areas, emphasizing their critical
Isabella Soares Moura Palha da Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of a Sendai virus-based vector for effcient transduction of pinniped fbroblasts

open access: yesВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2019
Generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells expanded possibilities of pluripotency and early development studies. Generation of order Carnivora iPS cells from dog (Canis lupus familiaris), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), and American mink (Neovison
V. R. Beklemisheva, A. G. Menzorov
doaj   +1 more source

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