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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
wiley   +1 more source

First rangewide density estimate of the endemic and isolated Luangwa giraffe in Zambia

Scientific Reports
The Luangwa giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi thornicrofti), a subspecies of the Masai giraffe endemic to the Luangwa Valley of northeastern Zambia, inhabits an increasingly human-modified landscape. Accurate and current population estimates are critical to
Catherine Sun, Frederike Otten, Rigardt Hoffman, Courtney Marneweck, Howard Maimbo, Charles-Albert Petre, Dusty Joubert, Tom Riffel, Matthew S. Becker, Stephanie Fennessy, Julian Fennessy, Michael B. Brown   +11 more
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Body condition and dosage effects on ketamine–xylazine immobilization of female white‐tailed deer

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
Ketamine and xylazine are an effective chemical combination for white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) immobilization, but the effects of body condition on ketamine–xylazine efficacy have not been examined.
Jared F. Duquette, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer Jr., Nathan J. Svoboda   +3 more
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Inter‐microscope comparability of dental microwear texture data obtained from different optical profilometers: Part I Reproducibility of diet inference using different instruments

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has become a well‐established method for dietary inference and reconstruction in both extant and extinct mammals and other tetrapods. As the volume of available data continues to grow, researchers could benefit from combining published data from various studies to perform meta‐analyses.
Daniela E. Winkler, Mugino O. Kubo
wiley   +1 more source

Using triaxial accelerometry to detect hunts and kills by African wild dogs

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Most large carnivores feed on prey infrequently and may expend large amounts of energy to locate, capture and kill their prey. This makes them probabilistically vulnerable to fluctuating rates of energy acquisition over time, especially within the ...
James Redcliffe, Scott Creel, Scott Creel, Ben Goodheart, Ben Goodheart, Johnathan Reyes de Merkle, Johnathan Reyes de Merkle, Stephani S. Matsushima, Michelo Mungolo, Ruth Kabwe, Emmanuel Kaseketi, Will Donald, Adrian Kaluka, Clive Chifunte, Matthew S. Becker, Matthew S. Becker, Rory Wilson   +16 more
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Asynchronous food-web pathways could buffer the response of Serengeti predators to El Niño southern oscillation [PDF]

, 2013
Understanding how entire ecosystems maintain stability in the face of climatic and human disturbance is one of the most fundamental challenges in ecology.
Bukombe, J., Byrom, A.E., Cleaveland, S., Craft, M.E., Dempewolf, J., Durant, S.M., Forrester, G.J., Fryxell, J.M., Hampson, K., Hilborn, R., Lembo, T., Mchetto, J., Mduma, S.A.R., Metzger, K.L., Mosser, A., Nkwabi, A., Packer, C., Sinclair, A.R.E.   +17 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo, Thaís Aparecida Silva, Rodrigo Ananias Barreiros Silva, Paulo de Souza‐Junior   +5 more
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Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West

Environmental Research Letters, 2019
Carnivore and humans live in proximity due to carnivore recovery efforts and ongoing human encroachment into carnivore habitats globally. The American West is a region that uniquely exemplifies these human-carnivore dynamics, however, it is unclear how ...
Mónica Expósito-Granados, Antonio J Castro, Jorge Lozano, Jose A Aznar-Sanchez, Neil H Carter, Juan M Requena-Mullor, Aurelio F Malo, Agnieszka Olszańska, Zebensui Morales-Reyes, Marcos Moleón, José A Sánchez-Zapata, Ainara Cortés-Avizanda, Joern Fischer, Berta Martín-López   +13 more
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Bird Beak Accuracy Assessment [PDF]

, 2003
The purpose of this resource is to quantitatively evaluate the accuracy of a classification system. Students sort birds into three possible classes based on each bird's beak: carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.
The GLOBE Program, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
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Fish distribution in a small domestic water supply reservoir: a case study of Kangimi Reservoir, Kaduna, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2005
A study of the composition and distribution of fish populations in the inshore, surface and bottom water habitats of Kangimi Reservoir showed that the most abundant family was the Cichlidae followed in order of abundance by the familiesCyprinidae ...
Balogun, J.K.
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