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Genomic Insights Into the Body Size Evolution in Mustelidae (Mammalia: Carnivora)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
The comparative genomic analysis of 19 mustelid species provides insights into the genetic basis of body size evolution, identifying candidate genes and pathways under selection that underlie the remarkable morphological diversity in Mustelidae. ABSTRACT The extraordinary body size diversity within Mustelidae makes this carnivoran family an exceptional
Tian Xia, Guolei Sun, Guangshuai Liu, Chao Zhao, Lei Zhang, Xibao Wang, Xiufeng Yang, Xiaoyang Wu, Xiaodong Gao, Honghai Zhang   +9 more
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Most mammals do not wander: few species escape continental endemism

Ecography, Volume 2025, Issue 10, October 2025.
Terrestrial mammals are found nearly everywhere on Earth. Yet, most taxa are endemic to a single continent; geological, evolutionary, ecological, or physiological filters constrain geographic distributions. Here, we synthesize data on geography, taxonomy, lineage age, dispersal, body size, and diet for > 4000 terrestrial mammals prior to detectable ...
Meghan A. Balk, Melissa I. Pardi, Catalina P. Tomé, Rasmus Ø. Pedersen, John M. Grady, S. Kathleen Lyons, Larisa E. Harding, Marie L. Westover, Katlin Schroeder, James H. Brown, Felisa A. Smith   +10 more
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Leveraging Synteny to Generate Reference Genomes for Conservation: Assembling the Genomes of Hector's and Māui Dolphins

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 7, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Escalating concern regarding the impacts of reduced genetic diversity on the conservation of endangered species has spurred efforts to obtain chromosome‐level genomes through consortia such as the Vertebrate Genomes Project. However, assembling reference genomes for many threatened species remains challenging due to difficulties obtaining ...
S. Alvarez‐Costes, C. S. Baker, R. Constantine, E. L. Carroll, J. Guhlin, L. Dutoit, S. Ferreira, D. Heimeier, N. J. Gemmell, J. Gillum, R. M. Hamner, W. Rayment, W. Roe, B. Te Aikā, L. Urban, A. Alexander   +15 more
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New light on the trophic ecology of Carcharodon hastalis from teeth embedded in Miocene cetacean vertebrae from Calvert Cliffs in Maryland, USA

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Recent isotopic analyses of the teeth of the extinct lamnid Carcharodon hastalis showed that it fed at a comparable trophic level as was the fossil and modern great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. Although there are many examples of shark bite marks
Stephen J. Godfrey, Victor J. Perez, Marcus Jones, Phillip F. Chapman, Nathan Spencer, Jason E. Osborne   +5 more
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Primeiros registros de encalhe de Ziphius cavirostris (Cetacea, Odontoceti) na costa do Espírito Santo, Brasil

Biotemas, 2010
O presente trabalho reúne os primeiros registros de encalhe de Ziphius cavirostris (Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823) (Cetacea, Odontoceti) no Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil.
Luis Felipe Silva Pereira Mayorga, Lupercio Araújo Barbosa, Renata Cristina Campos Bhering   +2 more
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μCeta: A Set of Cetacean‐Specific Primers for Environmental DNA Metabarcoding With Minimal Amplification of Non‐Target Vertebrates

Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 5, September–October 2025.
Cetacean eDNA metabarcoding results from the aquarium pool samples using new cetacean‐specific primers. μCeta shows superior performance to detect and differentiate different cetacean species. ABSTRACT Biodiversity monitoring is crucial for understanding ecosystem dynamics and species distributions, particularly in the context of anthropogenic impacts ...
Masayuki Ushio, Sachie Ozawa, Shin‐ichiro Oka, Tetsuya Sado, Robinson O. Kisero, Lindsay Porter, Eszter Matrai, Masaki Miya   +7 more
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Biogeography and History of the Prehuman Native Mammal Fauna of the New Zealand Region

Diversity
The widespread perception of New Zealand is of a group of remote islands dominated by reptiles and birds, with no native mammals except a few bats. In fact, the islands themselves are only part of a wider New Zealand Region which includes a large section
Carolyn M. King
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Are “non-human sounds/music” lesser than human music? A comparison from a biological and musicological perspective

Sign Systems Studies, 2009
The complexity and variation of sound emission by members of the animal kingdom, primarily produced by the orders Passeriformes (songbirds), Cetacea (whales), but also reported in species belonging to the Exopterygota (insects) and Carnivora (mammals ...
Regina Rottner
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Introducing FAMM: An Open‐Access Database of Fossil Arctic Marine Mammals

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 34, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Motivation The Arctic is currently experiencing the strongest effects of climate change on Earth. These effects, including sea ice loss, are already modifying the ecologies of the 11 species of marine mammals found in the Arctic year‐round.
Nicholas A. Freymueller, Arthur S. Dyke, Paul Szpak, Carsten Rahbek, Damien A. Fordham, Eline D. Lorenzen   +5 more
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Palaeoproteomic identification of a whale bone tool from Bronze Age Heiloo, the Netherlands

Peer Community Journal
Identification 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., Mylopotamitaki, Dorothea, Verbaas, Annemieke, Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie, Presslee, Samantha, McCarthy, Morgan L., Olsen, Morten Tange, Olsen, Jesper V., van den Hurk, Youri, Brattinga, Joris, Welker, Frido   +10 more
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