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Complete mitochondrial genome of a Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The Toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is the only macaque species on Sri Lanka and endemic to the island. The newly generated mitochondrial genome (Genbank accession number MG870385), obtained from a captive individual, has a length of 16,525 bp and exhibits
Christian Roos
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An MRPS12 mutation modifies aminoglycoside sensitivity caused by 12S rRNA mutations

Frontiers in Genetics, 2015
Several homoplasmic pathologic mutations in mitochondrial DNA, such as those causing Leber hereditary optic neuropathy or non-syndromic hearing loss, show incomplete penetrance. Therefore, other elements must modify their pathogenicity.
Sonia eEmperador, Sonia eEmperador, Sonia eEmperador, David ePacheu-Grau, M. Pilar eBayona-Bafaluy, Nuria eGarrido-Pérez, Antonio eMartín-Navarro, Manuel José López-Pérez, Manuel José López-Pérez, Manuel José López-Pérez, Julio eMontoya, Julio eMontoya, Julio eMontoya, Eduardo eRuiz-Pesini, Eduardo eRuiz-Pesini, Eduardo eRuiz-Pesini, Eduardo eRuiz-Pesini   +16 more
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First record of Macaca (Cercopithecidae, Primates) in the Middle Pleistocene of Greece

Journal of Human Evolution, 2022
In this article, we describe an almost complete macaque mandible from the Middle Pleistocene locality Marathousa 1 in the Megalopolis Basin of southern Greece. The mandible belonged to a male individual of advanced ontogenetic age and of estimated body mass ∼13 kg.
Konidaris, George E., Athanassiou, Athanassios, Panagopoulou, Eleni, Harvati, Katerina   +3 more
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New Insights on the Dietary Ecology of Paradolichopithecus (Cercopithecidae, Mammalia) from Dafnero-3 (Greece)

PaleoAnthropology
Paradolichopithecus was a large-bodied monkey with a predominantly terrestrial lifestyle that inhabited Eurasia from the Middle Pliocene to the Early-Middle Pleistocene.
Christos Alexandros Plastiras, Dimitrios Kostopoulos, Franck Guy, Ghislain Thiery, Vincent Lazzari, George Lyras, Alexandra van der Geer, Alexandru Petculescu, Aurelian Popescu, Gildas Merceron   +9 more
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Occurrence and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in herbivores in Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Gastrointestinal parasite (GI) infection causes serious illnesses, reproductive impairment, and fitness problems in animals. Animals in the wilderness are not given prophylactic measures against parasites.
G.S. Solanki, Lalrinkimi, Phoebe Lalremruati   +2 more
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Prevalence of mortality in mammals: A retrospective study from wildlife rescue center of Nepal

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
To assess threats to the population of native mammals and their survival, we performed a retrospective study utilizing a rescue and rehabilitation database from Nepal.
Binaya Adhikari, Kedar Baral, Shivish Bhandari, Ripu Mardhan Kunwar, Suresh Chandra Subedi   +4 more
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Cercopithecidae Gray 1821

, 1982
Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Primates, pp. 216-243 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc.
James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman, James W. Koeppl   +2 more
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Natural history of the ERVWE1 endogenous retroviral locus

Retrovirology, 2005
Background The human HERV-W multicopy family includes a unique proviral locus, termed ERVWE1, whose full-length envelope ORF was preserved through evolution by the action of a selective pressure. The encoded Env protein (Syncytin) is involved in hominoid
Duret Laurent, Oriol Guy, Bouton Olivier, Beliaeff Jean, Bonnaud Bertrand, Mallet François   +5 more
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Trachypithecus delacouri (Primates: Cercopithecidae) [PDF]

Mammalian Species, 2011
Abstract Trachypithecus delacouri (Osgood, 1932), commonly called Delacour's langur or lutung, is a black and white lutung (leaf monkey) endemic to northern Vietnam. It is a diurnal and primarily arboreal species, but spends more time on the ground than other species of Trachypithecus. T.
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Patterns of interspecific variation in labial microarchitecture among anthropoid primates and the evolution of the hominin lips

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Comparative histological and semi‐automated image analysis of primate lips: Masson's trichrome‐stained sagittal sections were segmented to quantify the connective tissue, adipose, and muscular components, enabling interspecific comparisons of labial architecture.
Liat Rotenstreich, Kfir Eliyahu, Nir Edery, Lior Moss, Saleem Eben Bari, Assaf Marom   +5 more
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