Sexual selection of protamine 1 in mammals [PDF]
, 2015 Protamines have a crucial role in male fertility. They are involved in sperm chromatin packaging and influence the shape of the sperm head and, hence, are important for sperm performance.
Lüke, Lena +2 more
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Comparative morphological study on the shape variance of the scapula in extant Cercopithecidae [PDF]
, 2020 Morphological variation in forelimb bones has been tied to substrate use in Cercopithecidae. Studies of the distal humerus and proximal ulna (Rector et al., 2018) suggest that African and Asian monkeys’ locomotor repertoires can be distinguished through ...
Day, Lisa, Vergamini, Marie
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A co-evolutionary arms race: trypanosomes shaping the human genome, humans shaping the trypanosome genome [PDF]
, 2014 <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> is the causative agent of African sleeping sickness in humans and one of several pathogens that cause the related veterinary disease Nagana.
Capewell, Paul +4 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 +4 more
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Molecular cytotaxonomy of primates by chromosomal in situ suppression hybridization [PDF]
, 1990 A new strategy for analyzing chromosomal evolution in primates is presented using chromosomal in situ suppression (CISS) hybridization. Biotin-labeled DNA libraries from flow-sorted human chromosomes are hybridized to chromosome preparations of ...
Anna Jauch +22 more
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Dominance hierarchy and spatial distribution in captive red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus torquatus): Testing Hemelrijk's agent-based model [PDF]
, 2015 We empirically tested Hemelrijk's agent-based model (Hemelrijk 1998), in which dyadic agonistic interaction between primate-group subjects determines their spatial distribution and whether or not the dominant subject has a central position with respect ...
Dolado i Guivernau, Ruth +1 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2022 Conservation of any species needs the support and cooperation of local people. In order to understand the attitudes and perceptions of the locals about the Capped Langur, the present study was carried out around Barail Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
Rofik Ahmed Barbhuiya +3 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 +5 more
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Non‐Volant Mammalian Diversity, Occurrence, and Ecological Patterns in a Tropical Montane Forest in Sarawak, Borneo [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated the diversity and activity patterns of mammals in a high‐altitude protected area in Borneo using data from 81 camera trap stations set up between April 2023 and September 2024. A total of 35 species were detected, with notable findings including a difference in mean species richness between trophic guilds, nocturnal behavior in ...
Voon M +4 more
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Status of large mammals: case study of gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehi), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) and buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Menchum South, NW Cameroon [PDF]
, 2017 This study entitled status of large mammals: case study of gorilla, chimpanzee and buffalo, was carried out in the Black Bush Area of Waindow (BBAW), Menchum South, NW Cameroon from January-March, 2014.
Angwafo, T. E. (Tsi), Chuo, M. D. (Mvo)
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