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Genetic Signatures of Lipid Metabolism Evolution in Cetacea
bioRxiv, 2018 In mammalian evolutionary history, Cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) achieved astonishing success by adapting to an aquatic environment. One unique characteristic of cetaceans, contributing to this adaptive success, is efficient lipid utilization.
Yoshinori Endo +2 more
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Fusión de suturas craneales en el delfín franciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais and D'Orbigny, 1844) [PDF]
, 2015 Se estudió la fusión de suturas craneales y su asimetría bilateral en el delfín franciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei. Nuestros resultados mostraron que el cierre de suturas presenta baja variabilidad asociada a la longitud corporal total, exceptuando la ...
Cappozzo, Humberto Luis +2 more
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Ingested bovine amniotic fluid enhances morphine antinociception in rats [PDF]
, 2000 Ingestion by rats of rat placenta or amniotic fluid enhances opioid-mediated, or partly opioid-mediated, antinociception produced by morphine injection, vaginal or cervical stimulation, late pregnancy, and foot shock.
Corpening, James W. +2 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2018 The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is the only extant survivor of the large clade Platanistoidea, having a well-diversified fossil record from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene.
G. Bianucci +6 more
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Palaeoproteomic identification of a whale bone tool from Bronze Age Heiloo, the Netherlands
Peer Community JournalIdentification of the taxonomic origin of bone tools is an important, but often complicated, component of studying past societies. The species used for bone tool production provide insight into what species were exploited, potentially how, and for what ...
Dekker, Joannes A. A. +10 more
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NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2013 Teeth are important elements in studies of modern and fossil Cetacea (whales, dolphins), providing information on feeding habits, estimations of age and phylogenetic relationships.
Carolina Loch +3 more
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, 1982 {"references": ["Rice, D. W. 1977. A list of the marine mammals of the world. Third ed. NOAA Technical Report, NMFS SSRF- 711: 1 - 15.", "Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.", "Vaughan, T. A. 1978. Mammalogy. Second ed. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 522 pp."]}
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Catalogue of marine mammals of the Mammalogical collection of the Museo de La Plata, Argentina
Revista del Museo de La Plata, 2016 This catalogue lists the materials of marine mammals housed in the Mammalogical collection of Museo de La Plata. This contribution is an update of the unpublished catalogue made by R. Bastida, J.B. Desojo, and L.H. Soibelzon in 1997. It includes all the
A. Itatí Olivares +6 more
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Darwin and evolution: a set of activities based on the evolution of mammals [PDF]
, 2010 These activities, prepared for key stage 5 students (ages 16-18) and also suitable for key stage 4 (ages 14-16), show that physical appearance is not necessarily the best way to classify mammals.
Haresnape, Janet
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