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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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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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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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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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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
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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
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Ethnozoology as an applied approach for biodiversity conservation in Hyrcanian forests [PDF]

Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān
The historical relationship between humans and nature can be introduced and investigated with Indigenous ecological knowledge used in conservation policy-making and should be considered in governmental and formal conservation.
Elmira Sharbafi, Hamid Reza REZAEI, Sadegh Salehi, Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia, Maryam Shahbazi   +4 more
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale [PDF]

, 2017
Wildlife damage to human property threatens human-wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for ...
Agnieszka, Olszańska, Aleksandar, Dutsov, Alexandros A., Karamanlidis, Anne K., Scharf, Carlos, Bautista, Ciucci, Paolo, Claudio, Groff, Djuro, Huber, Eloy, Revilla, Janis, Ozolins, Javier, Naves, Juan, Seijas, Jörg, Albrecht, Klemen, Jerina, Marko, Jonozovič, Maryna, Shkvyria, Michal, Adamec, Néstor, Fernández, Pierre Ives, Quenette, Raido, Kont, Robin, Rigg, Santiago, Palazón, Selva, Nuria   +22 more
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Multi‐method analysis for the three‐dimensional reconstruction of muscle fascicles from DiceCT datasets

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Muscle architecture is a major determinant of muscle performance and, in mammalian lineages, has been correlated with both feeding ecology and locomotor behaviors. Over the past decade, contrast‐enhanced micro‐CT (DiceCT) has emerged as an alternative to traditional dissection‐based measurement.
Aleksandra Ratkiewicz, Michael C. Granatosky, Cassidy E. Davis, Julia Molnar, Adam Hartstone‐Rose, Edwin Dickinson   +5 more
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Exotic Prey Facilitate Coexistence between Pumas and Culpeo Foxes in the Andes of Central Chile

Diversity, 2020
Coexistence between species with similar ecological niches implies species must segregate along one or more niche axes to survive. Space, time, and trophic resources are regarded as the principal axes upon which species segregate. We examined segregation
Christian Osorio, Ana Muñoz, Nicolás Guarda, Cristian Bonacic, Marcella Kelly   +4 more
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