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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Ferrets exclusively synthesize Neu5Ac and express naturally humanized influenza A virus receptors [PDF]

, 2014
Mammals express the sialic acids ​N-acetylneuraminic acid (​Neu5Ac) and ​N-glycolylneuraminic acid (​Neu5Gc) on cell surfaces, where they act as receptors for pathogens, including influenza A virus (IAV). ​Neu5Gc is synthesized from ​Neu5Ac by the enzyme
Böhm, Raphael, Coloe, Peter J., Grimmond, Sean M., Hartley-Tassell, Lauren E., Haselhorst, Thomas, Hawthorne, Paula L., Jennings, Michael P., Lukowski, Samuel W., Ng, Preston S.K., Paton, Adrienne W., Paton, James C., Steen, Jason A., Trezise, Ann E.O., von Itzstein, Mark, Wang, Hui   +14 more
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Species traits mediate the abundant‐center patterns in ground‐dwelling mammal and bird species in China

Ecography, EarlyView.
The abundance center hypothesis (ACH) posits that species abundance peaks at distribution centers; however, empirical support remains inconsistent. This study tested the generality of the ACH and investigated species traits as mediators of abundance–distance relationships.
Ludan Zhang, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Haoting Duan, Zhipeng Xie, Xinglin Huo, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +7 more
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Neo‐Taphonomic Analysis of Prey Bone Remains Accumulated by Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos): A Case of Nests in Southern France

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nests in rock cavities where it accumulates prey bone remains during the breeding season. Because nests can be reoccupied from year to year, these faunal elements can form remarkable bone accumulations and, in the sub‐fossil record, be mixed with assemblages derived from human or other predator activities ...
Juliette Ripond, Véronique Laroulandie, Jean‐Baptiste Mallye, Renaud Nadal, Patrick Bayle, Christian Itty   +5 more
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Unveiling human–wildlife interactions in the context of livestock grazing abandonment and the return of large carnivores, ungulates and vultures: A stakeholder perspective

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Pastoral practices remain a widespread economic activity across European mountain regions. However, the viability of this activity may be threatened by the recovery of large wild vertebrates associated with passive rewilding, leading to the so‐called human–wildlife conflicts.
P. Acebes, F. J. Muñoz‐Gálvez, Z. Iglesias‐González, M. García‐Llorente, D. López‐García   +4 more
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Free amino acid concentration in serum and trapezius muscle from male and female silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2019
Serum and muscle concentrations of 29 amino acids were determined in Silver fox. Serum concentrations of proline, alanine, tyrosine and aromatic amino acids were significantly higher in males than in females (all P = 0.05).
Iwona Łuszczewska-Sierakowska, Marcin R. Tatara, Maria Szpetnar, Jacek Kurzepa   +3 more
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Influencia de la dieta vegetariana y carnívora en relación a la hemoglobina y hematocrito

Horizonte Médico, 2020
El presente identifica el grado de influencia de la dieta vegetariana y carnívora en relación con la hemoglobina y hematocrito de los estudiantes de medicina humana de la Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 2018.
Oscar Yalle-Herencia, Gonzalo Larico-Ayma, Gabrielly Boeira-De Sousa, Pool Marcos-Carbajal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic representation predicts an asymptotic host adaptation of bat coronaviruses using deep learning

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionCoronaviruses (CoVs) are naturally found in bats and can occasionally cause infection and transmission in humans and other mammals. Our study aimed to build a deep learning (DL) method to predict the adaptation of bat CoVs to other mammals ...
Jing Li, Fengjuan Tian, Sen Zhang, Shun-Shuai Liu, Xiao-Ping Kang, Ya-Dan Li, Jun-Qing Wei, Wei Lin, Zhongyi Lei, Ye Feng, Jia-Fu Jiang, Tao Jiang, Yigang Tong   +12 more
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More pumas (Puma concolor) does not change perceptions: The mismatched response of ranchers to the presence of a top carnivore

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human‐wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are one of the most critical conservation challenges worldwide. Large carnivores are frequently at the centre of these conflicts because of the perceived and real threats they pose to livestock and human safety.
Esperanza C. Iranzo, Omar Ohrens, Cristina Mata, Juan Traba, Pablo Acebes, Benito A. González, Fernando R. Tortato, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Dania Goic, L. Mark Elbroch, Juan E. Malo   +10 more
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Somatometric Characteristics of the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) in Bulgaria [PDF]

Silva Balcanica
Grey wolf (Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758) is the largest representative of the Canidae family in Bulgaria. It inhabits almost the whole territory, most frequently the mountainous and hilly areas. The grey wolf is a hunting species in the country.
Atidzhe Ahmed, Blagoy Koichev, Rossen Andreev, Ivan Stepanov, Peter Savev   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources