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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
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
doaj   +1 more source

Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues [PDF]

, 2019
Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals,
Boitani L., Boitani L., Ciucci P., Eagly A. H., Faraway J. J., Febbo D., Fox J., Glikman J. A., Latini R., Likert R., Linnell J. D. C., Osborne J. W., Tabachnick B. G., Thompson R., Vaske J. J., Warner R. M.   +15 more
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T. rex cognition was T. rex‐like—A critical outlook on diverging views of the neurocognitive evolution in dinosaurs

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen, Ivo Jacobs, Kristina Kverková, Lona Lalić, Alexandra Polonyiová, Patrik Stehlík, Stephan A. Reber, Mathias Osvath   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Status, Distribution, and Threats of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1758) in Nepal: A Review

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues, 2021
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a member of the Hyaenidae family distributed globally from Africa to Central Tanzania, the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent including Nepal.
Asmit Neupane, Asmita Regmi, Aastha Tiwari, Byanjana Sharma, Amit Adhikari, Bijaya Neupane   +5 more
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Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
Alexis Cornille, Kyla Beguesse, Ewan Wolff, Clemens Zinner, Patrick Asbach, François Clarac, Florian Witzmann   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Carnivorans

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Seed dispersal is critical to the ecological performance of sexually reproducing plant species and the communities that they form. The Mammalian order Carnivora provide valuable and effective seed dispersal services but tend to be overlooked in much of ...
John P. Draper, John P. Draper, Julie K. Young, Julie K. Young, Eugene W. Schupp, Eugene W. Schupp, Noelle G. Beckman, Noelle G. Beckman, Trisha B. Atwood, Trisha B. Atwood   +9 more
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Management of wolf and lynx conflicts with human interests [PDF]

, 2007
In many areas viable populations of large carnivores are political goals. One of the most important factors in order to achieve viable large carnivore populations is human tolerance for presence of large carnivores.
Karlsson, Jens
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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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