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Achieving coexistence with the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) in northeastern India: The provision of practical co‐benefits to communities is critical to achieving long‐term outreach impact

Conservation Science and Practice
Most global bear populations are declining. Building public support for bear conservation, however, and overcoming community intolerance of human–bear conflict, often requires continuous and adaptive efforts.
Sushanto Gouda, Anthony J. Giordano
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Framing the relationship between people and nature in the context of European conservation [PDF]

, 2015
A key controversy in conservation is the framing of the relationship between people and nature. The extent to which the realms of nature and human culture are viewed as separate (dualistic view) or integrated is often discussed in the social sciences. To
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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
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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
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An overwinter protocol for detecting wolverines and other carnivores at camera traps paired with automated scent dispensers

Ecology and Evolution
Camera traps deployed with olfactory attractants are used to survey rare and elusive carnivores. Study areas with deep snowpack and rugged terrain present challenges and risks to field personnel, who traditionally must revisit camera stations regularly ...
Robert A. Long, Paula MacKay, Joel D. Sauder, Mike Sinclair, Keith B. Aubry, Catherine M. Raley   +5 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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Linking spatial patterns of terrestrial herbivore community structure to trophic interactions

eLife, 2019
Large herbivores influence ecosystem functioning via their effects on vegetation at different spatial scales. It is often overlooked that the spatial distribution of large herbivores results from their responses to interacting top-down and bottom-up ...
Jakub Witold Bubnicki, Marcin Churski, Krzysztof Schmidt, Tom A Diserens, Dries PJ Kuijper   +4 more
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Facultative predation and scavenging by mammalian carnivores: seasonal, regional and intra-guild comparisons [PDF]

, 2013
The extent to which vertebrate carnivores shift facultatively between predation and scavenging has recently been emphasized. Potentially, all carnivores have to do is wait until animals succumb to the debilitating effects of advancing age.
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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
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Carnivore Concepts: Categorization in Carnivores “Bears” Further Study [PDF]

International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2017
Although categorization abilities may serve as the foundation for most other complex cognitive processes, this topic has been grossly understudied in the order Carnivora. However, there are a growing number of studies examining the abilities of bears, felines, and canines to discriminate among stimuli that could represent conceptual categories.
Vonk, Jennifer, Leete, Jessica A.
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