Description of Sarcocystis platyrhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from domestic ducks Anas platyrhynchos (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in China [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Limited data are currently available on protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis that infect their avian hosts within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). To date, no Sarcocystis species has been recorded in ducks in China.
Junjie Hu +4 more
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Range‐Wide Assessment of the Tasmanian Devil Gut Microbiome [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe gut microbiome is an important component of host health and function and is influenced by internal and external factors such as host phylogeny, age, diet, and environment.
Meadhbh M. Molloy +4 more
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Density of a cryptic Australian small mammal: The threatened Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionGlobally, hundreds of mammal species face the threat of extinction in the coming decades, and in many cases, their ecology remains poorly understood. Fundamental ecological knowledge is crucial for effective conservation management of these species, but ...
Alice H. Bakker +5 more
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New mandibular remains of Callistoe (Metatheria, Sparassodonta) reveal unexpected anatomical, functional, and evolutionary aspects of this carnivorous genus [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2022 We present a detailed description of the anatomy of the dentary and lower teeth of a new specimen of Callistoe vincei, a large carnivorous metatherian from the Eocene (?Ypresian) of northwestern Argentina. The recently collected specimen is a young adult
M. Judith Babot +6 more
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Transmission of a fatal clonal tumor by biting occurs due to depleted MHC diversity in a threatened carnivorous marsupial [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2007 Hannah V Siddle +2 more
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Letting the ‘cat’ out of the bag: pouch young development of the extinct Tasmanian tiger revealed by X-ray computed tomography [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 The Tasmanian tiger or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was an iconic Australian marsupial predator that was hunted to extinction in the early 1900s.
Axel H. Newton +8 more
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Commentary: What's so interesting about sabertooths? [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Sabertooth creatures are fascinating to the public and to scientists. This Special Issue on The Anatomy of Sabertooths starts with a discussion of what exactly a sabertooth is, continues with a couple of papers about other animals with extraordinarily long teeth, and then delves into analyses of fossil sabertoothed taxa—some of which are not ...
Hartstone-Rose A +2 more
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Who was the real sabertooth predator: Thylacosmilus or Thylacoleo? [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Sabertoothed mammalian predators, all now extinct, were almost exclusively feloid carnivorans (Eutheria, Placentalia): here a couple of extinct metatherian predators are considered in comparison with the placental sabertooths. Thylacosmilus (the “marsupial sabertooth”) and Thylacoleo (the “marsupial lion”) were both relatively large (puma ...
Janis CM.
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The mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed dusky antechinus (Antechinus arktos)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 In this study, we report the mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed antechinus (Antechinus arktos), a recently-discovered, endangered carnivorous marsupial inhabiting a caldera that straddles the border of Australia’s mid-east coast.
Yuepan Geng +8 more
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Introduction : Carnivorous marsupials [PDF]
Wildlife Research, 2001 Population dynamics and movements were investigated in a population of Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis , a dasyurid marsupial occupying rocky habitats in the Australian arid zone. Intra-annual cycling in abundance, activity and numbers of resident and transient individuals was not regular from year to year, although the number of residents was high ...
Menna Jones, Chris Dickman
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