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Brains of Native and Alien Mesocarnivores in Biomonitoring of Toxic Metals in Europe. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) are involved in mammalian brain damage. However, little is known about Pb and Cd brain levels in wildlife that reflect the geochemical background.
Elzbieta Kalisinska, Natalia Lanocha-Arendarczyk, Danuta Kosik-Bogacka, Halina Budis, Joanna Podlasinska, Marcin Popiolek, Agnieszka Pirog, Ewa Jedrzejewska   +7 more
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Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Sharing space with large carnivores on a human-dominated continent like Europe results in multiple conflictful interactions with human interests, of which depredation on livestock is the most widespread. We conducted an analysis of the impact by all four
Vincenzo Gervasi, John D.C. Linnell, Tomaž Berce, Luigi Boitani, Rok Cerne, Paolo Ciucci, Benjamin Cretois, Daniela Derron-Hilfiker, Christophe Duchamp, Adrienne Gastineau, Oksana Grente, Djuro Huber, Yorgos Iliopoulos, Alexandros A. Karamanlidis, Ilpo Kojola, Francesca Marucco, Yorgos Mertzanis, Peep Männil, Harri Norberg, Nives Pagon, Luca Pedrotti, Pierre-Yves Quenette, Slaven Reljic, Valeria Salvatori, Tõnu Talvi, Manuela von Arx, Olivier Gimenez   +26 more
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Fascicle measurement methods do result in lengths that are significantly different

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
A recent comparison of the most prevalent methods for measuring fascicles, in situ measurement versus chemical digestion, concluded that the measurements are indistinguishable based on data from different conspecific individuals. However, our study of contralateral muscles of the same individuals shows that the methods clearly result in statistically ...
Katherine M. Clark, Reece A. Brown, Maggie Funderburk, Elise S. Bush, Anthony Herrel, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emotions and perceptions predict local communities' attitudes toward the conservation of large carnivores

Conservation Science and Practice
Understanding local communities' emotions and attitudes toward large carnivores is crucial for promoting coexistence, yet few studies have examined how emotions and perceptions shape these attitudes.
Zahra Ebrahimi Monfared, Seyed Hamed Mirkarimi, Hannaneh Mohammadi Kangarani, Mahmood Soofi   +3 more
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Evaluating Bergmann's and Allen's rules in the long bones of the eastern gray squirrel

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecogeographical rules predict variation in body size and appendage proportions across climatic gradients, yet intraspecific tests using long bones from wild populations remain limited among small mammals. This study tests the hypothesis that eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) conform to Bergmann's rule, that is, body size increases ...
Tyler Blake, Habiba Chirchir
wiley   +1 more source

Middle Stone Age fauna from the RS sub-member (MSA I) at Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa

Southern African Field Archaeology
Klasies River is an important site for the study of the evolution of Homo sapiens, understanding modern behaviour and human interaction with the environment during the Middle Stone Age. The faunal sample from the RS sub-member in Cave 1B (MSA I), dating
Joel Ezeimo, Sarah Wurz, Shaw Badenhorst
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Trophic complexity and the adaptive value of damage-induced plant volatiles.

PLoS Biology, 2012
Indirect plant defenses are those facilitating the action of carnivores in ridding plants of their herbivorous consumers, as opposed to directly poisoning or repelling them.
Ian Kaplan
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Body mass and sex estimation from lower carnassial tooth morphometry in the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus): An ecomorphological analysis of sexual size dimorphism

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts, Eduardo Rossener, Ricardo Moratelli, Maria da Luz Mathias, Oscar Rocha‐Barbosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The "bear" essentials: actualistic research on Ursus arctos arctos in the Spanish Pyrenees and its implications for paleontology and archaeology. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Neotaphonomic studies of large carnivores are used to create models in order to explain the formation of terrestrial vertebrate fossil faunas. The research reported here adds to the growing body of knowledge on the taphonomic consequences of large ...
Maite Arilla, Jordi Rosell, Ruth Blasco, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Travis Rayne Pickering   +4 more
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First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source