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兽类学基础知识 第六讲 长鼻目 奇蹄目

open access: yes野生动物学报, 1983
长鼻目长鼻目(Proboscidea)字源来自拉丁文,Proboscidis即具有象的鼻子的动物,实际上只包括象一个类群,共6个科,现5个科已经绝灭,只有一个科是现生的种类。更新世时期,长鼻目的种类分布除澳大利亚外,几乎遍布每个大陆,现在分布区大大缩小,种类大大减少。现生的科——象科(Elephantidae),包括两个属,每个属仅1种:非洲象(Loxodonta africana Blu-
罗泽珣, 马建章
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Fractal dimensions characterizing mammal teeth: a case study involving Elephantidae

open access: yesMammal Review, 2005
ABSTRACT1. Dental features frequently have provided data for producing and deducing mammal taxonomies and phylogeny, yet quantitative or statistical analyses for describing intricacies that characterize tooth form are wanting.2. A method for determining fractal dimensionsDthat characterize enamel ridges constituting occlusal surfaces for teeth in some ...
J. STONE, M. TELFORD
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Comparative reproduction of the female horse, elephant and rhinoceros: implications for advancing assisted reproductive technologies

open access: yesEuropean Thyroid Journal, 2023
Recent loss of rhinoceros subspecies has renewed interest in using more advanced assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in rhinoceroses and elephants. Currently, only semen collection, semen preservation and artificial insemination (AI) have been used ...
Janine Meuffels-Barkas   +4 more
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First Mammuthus (Elephantidae) findings from Samsun district (Türkiye)

open access: yesBulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, 2023
Located between Africa, Asia and Europe, Anatolia is a crossroads for the migration of many mammals such as elephantids. For this reason, important fossils belonging to different species of elephantids were found from various localities.
Ebru Albayrak
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Pervasive duplication of tumor suppressors in Afrotherians during the evolution of large bodies and reduced cancer risk

open access: yeseLife, 2021
The risk of developing cancer is correlated with body size and lifespan within species. Between species, however, there is no correlation between cancer and either body size or lifespan, indicating that large, long-lived species have evolved enhanced ...
Juan M Vazquez, Vincent J Lynch
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Primer registro de Palaeoloxodon cf. antiquus (Proboscidea, Pleistoceno Medio) del sector oriental de la Cuenca del Guadalquivir (SE España): tafonomía y relación con otros yacimientos

open access: yesEstudios Geologicos, 2021
El primer registro de un proboscídeo en el sector oriental de la Cuenca del Guadalquivir se ha localizado en los abanicos aluviales desarrollados durante una etapa intensa de erosión de los nuevos relieves del frente montañoso más externo de la ...
Matías Reolid   +2 more
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Revisiting proboscidean phylogeny and evolution through total evidence and palaeogenetic analyses including Notiomastodon ancient DNA

open access: yesiScience, 2022
Summary: The extinct Gomphotheriidae is the only proboscidean family that colonized South America. The phylogenetic position of the endemic taxa has been through several revisions using morphological comparisons.
Sina Baleka   +7 more
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Drought may severely reduce the ability of wild Asian Elephants Elephas maximus (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) to resist opportunistic infections

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2022
The present study was conducted to assess the microbial quality of water in forest waterholes in different seasons and its possible impact on wild animals, at Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forests in the state of Karnataka, India, during the year
B.M. Chandranaik   +6 more
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Population Size vs. Age structure and Seasonalmovement pattern of African Elephants (Loxodontaafricana, Blumenbach, 1797:Elephantidae) in Babile Elephant Sanctuary, Eastern Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational journal of Scientific and Academic Research, 2022
The focus of this paper is to study the population size and age structure of elephants, and their seasonal movement patterns in Babile Elephant Sanctuary (BES), Eastern Ethiopia. The study was carried out between May 2019 and April 2020.
Taye Lemma Geleta   +2 more
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